Definitions for rampræmp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rampræmp(n.)
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
Category: Building Trades
any extensive sloping walk or passageway.
Category: Building Trades
a short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a staircase railing at a landing.
Category: Building Trades
the act of ramping.
Category: Aeronautics, Transportation
Ref: boarding ramp.; apron (def. 3). 6
(v.i.)to rise or rear with arms or forelegs raised as if to spring.
Category: Animal Behavior
to leap or dash with fury.
to act violently; rage; storm:
to ramp and rage.
(v.t.)to provide with a ramp.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Building Trades
ramp up,to increase quickly; accelerate:
to ramp up interest rates.
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Origin of ramp:
1350–1400; (v.) < OF ramper to creep
rampræmp(n.)ramps.
a wild onion, Allium tricoccum, of the amaryllis family, of E North America, having flat leaves and rounded clusters of whitish flowers.
Category: Botany, Plants
Origin of ramp:
1530–40; back formation from ramps wild garlic, var. of rams < ME < OE hramsa broad-leafed garlic
Princeton's WordNet
ramp, incline(noun)
an inclined surface connecting two levels
ramp, wild leek, Allium tricoccum(noun)
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
ramp(verb)
a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
ramp, rage, storm(verb)
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
ramp(verb)
furnish with a ramp
"The ramped auditorium"
ramp(verb)
be rampant
"the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"
ramp(verb)
creep up -- used especially of plants
"The roses ramped over the wall"
ramp(verb)
stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ramp(noun)æmp
a slope that connects two levels
a ramp for wheelchair users
rampæmp
a road leading onto or off a highway
to take the exit/entrance ramp
Webster Dictionary
Ramp(verb)
to spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp
Ramp(verb)
to move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence
Ramp(verb)
to climb, as a plant; to creep up
Ramp(noun)
a leap; a spring; a hostile advance
Ramp(noun)
a highwayman; a robber
Ramp(noun)
a romping woman; a prostitute
Ramp(noun)
any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase
Ramp(noun)
a short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction
Ramp(noun)
an inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels
Translations for ramp
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ramp(noun)
a sloping surface between places, objects etc which are at different levels
The car drove up the ramp from the quay to the ship.
- opritAfrikaans
- مُنْحَدَرArabic
- склонBulgarian
- rampaPortuguese (BR)
- rampaCzech
- die RampeGerman
- rampe; sliskeDanish
- ράμπαGreek
- rampaSpanish
- kallak(pind)Estonian
- سراشیبی؛Farsi
- ramppiFinnish
- rampe (d'accès)French
- רַמפָּהHebrew
- ढलानHindi
- rampaCroatian
- felhajtó, rámpaHungarian
- lereng landaiIndonesian
- rampur, skábrautIcelandic
- rampaItalian
- 傾斜路Japanese
- (높이가 다른 두 면을 잇는) 사면Korean
- nuožulnuma, pandusas, rampaLithuanian
- traps; slīpumsLatvian
- pendakianMalay
- opritDutch
- rampe, opp-/nedkjørselNorwegian
- rampa, podjazdPolish
- سراشیبی؛Persian
- زينه،پاتخه، دزينى پوړۍ، ريونده لارPashto
- rampaPortuguese
- rampă de accesRomanian
- скат, уклонRussian
- rampaSlovak
- klančinaSlovenian
- rampaSerbian
- rampSwedish
- ทางลาดThai
- rampaTurkish
- 斜坡Chinese (Trad.)
- спад, схилUkrainian
- ڈھالUrdu
- đoạn đường dốcVietnamese
- 斜坡Chinese (Simp.)
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