ramp
ramps; ramping; ramped
A ramp is a slope or an incline, a surface that tilts from one level to another. Someone using a wheelchair might need a ramp to get from the doorway of a building down to its parking lot.
A skateboarder might use a ramp to gather speed, while a man pushing a stroller uses it to push his baby onto the sidewalk after crossing the street. Passengers also walk down ramps when they exit boats and trains. There's also the plant called a ramp, also known as wild onion or wild garlic. As a verb, to ramp means to provide with a ramp, but the more common "to ramp up" means "to increase."
Definitions of ramp
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an inclined surface connecting two levels
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synonyms:
incline
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types:
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ski jump
a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump
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type of:
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inclined plane
a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
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ski jump
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a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
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furnish with a ramp
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behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
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stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
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be rampant
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North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
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synonyms:
Allium tricoccum, wild leek
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type of:
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alliaceous plant
bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
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alliaceous plant
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creep up -- used especially of plants
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