ramp (redirected from ramping)

ramp ¹  (rmp)

n.

1. An inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels.

2. A mobile staircase by which passengers board and leave an aircraft.

3. A concave bend of a handrail where a sharp change in level or direction occurs, as at a stair landing.

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[French rampe, from ramper, to slope, rise up, from Old French; see ramp².]

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ramp ²  (rmp)

intr.v. ramped, ramp·ing, ramps

1. To act threateningly or violently; rage.

2. To assume a threatening stance.

3. Heraldry To stand in the rampant position.

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[Middle English rampen, from Old French ramper, to rear, rise up, of Germanic origin.]

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ramp n.

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ramp ³  (rmp) also ramps (rmps)

n.

A plant (Allium tricoccum) related to onions and leeks, having edible underground stems and found in the eastern United States.

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[Variant of rams, from Middle English ramse, from Old English hramsa.]

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ramp

Noun

1. a slope that joins two surfaces at different levels

2. a place where the level of a road surface changes because of road works

3. a movable stairway by which passengers enter and leave an aircraft

4. Brit a small hump on a road to make traffic slow down [Old French ramper to crawl, rear]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ramp - an inclined surface connecting two levels incline inclined plane - a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal ski jump - a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump
	2.	ramp - North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers Allium tricoccum, wild leek alliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
	3.	ramp - a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Verb	1.	ramp - behave violently, as if in state of a great anger rage, storm behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
	2.	ramp - furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium" architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	3.	ramp - be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies pose, posture, model, sit - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
	4.	ramp - creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall" climb, climb up, go up, mount - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
	5.	ramp - stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

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ramp

noun slope, grade, incline, gradient, inclined plane, rise

Translations

ramp [ræmp] n → rampa;

on/off ramp n (US) (AUT) → vía de acceso/salida;

"ramp" (AUT) → "rampa"

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ramp [ræmp] n (= incline) → rampe f;

(Aut) → dénivellation f;

(in garage) → pont m;

on/off ramp (US) (Aut) → bretelle f d'accès

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ramp [ræmp] n → Rampe f;

(in garage) → Hebebühne f;

on ramp (US) (Aut) → Auffahrt f;

off ramp (US) (Aut) → Ausfahrt f

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ramp [ræmp] n → rampa;

(AUT) → dosso artificiale

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ramp

n ramp [rӕmp]

a sloping surface between places, objects etc which are at different levels The car drove up the ramp from the quay to the ship. oprit مُنْحَدَر склон rampa rampe; sliske die Rampe ράμπα rampa kallak(pind) سراشیبی؛ ramppi rampe (d'accès) רַמפָּה ढलान rampa felhajtó, rámpa lereng landai rampur, skábraut rampa 傾斜路 입체 교차로를 연결하는 경사로 nuožulnuma, pandusas, rampa traps; slīpums pendakian oprit rampe, opp-/nedkjørsel rampa, podjazd rampa rampă de acces скат, уклон rampa klančina rampa ramp ทางลาด rampa 斜坡 спад, схил ڈھال đoạn đường dốc 斜坡