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Webster 1913 Edition

Ramp

Ramp

(rămp)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ramped
(rămt; 215)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Ramping
.]
[F.
ramper
to creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G.
raffen
to snatch, LG. & D.
rapen
. See
Rap
to snatch, and cf.
Romp
.]
1.
To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
2.
To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.
Their bridles they would champ,
And trampling the fine element would fiercely
ramp
.
Spenser.
3.
To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so
ramping
upon trees, they mount up to a great height.
Ray.

Ramp

,
Noun.
1.
A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
The bold Ascalonite
Fled from his lion
ramp
.
Milton.
2.
A highwayman; a robber.
[Prov. Eng.]
3.
A romping woman; a prostitute.
[Obs.]
Lyly.
4.
[F.
rampe
.]
(Arch.)
(a)
Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.
(b)
A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.
5.
[F.
rampe
.]
(Fort.)
An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ramp

RAMP

,
Verb.
I.
[See Ramble and Romance.]
1.
To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
Plants furnished with tendrils catch hold, and so ramping on trees, they mount to a great height.
2.
To spring; to leap; to bound; to prance; to frolic.
Their bridles they would champ - and trampling the fine element, would fiercely ramp.
Sporting the lion ramp'd.
[In the latter sense, the word is usually written and pronounced romp; the word being originally pronounced with a broad.]

RAMP

,
Noun.
A leap; a spring; a bound.

Definition 2024

ramp

ramp

English

Noun

ramp ‎(plural ramps)

  1. An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
  2. A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
  3. (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
  4. (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
  5. (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
  6. A speed bump

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Verb

ramp ‎(third-person singular simple present ramps, present participle ramping, simple past and past participle ramped)

  1. To behave violently; to rage.
    • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter XII, p. 196,
      Mick raged and ramped at the barred door till his voice failed,
  2. To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
    • Spenser
      Their bridles they would champ, / And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp.
  3. To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
    • Ray
      With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, […] and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height.
  4. To stand in a rampant position. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  5. (intransitive) To change value, often at a steady rate
    • 2007, Sean Meyn, Control Techniques for Complex Networks (page 285)
      If Q(t) < qp then primary generation ramps up at maximal rate, subject to the constraint that Q(t) does not exceed this threshold.
    • 2011, Sheng Liu, Yong Liu, Modeling and Simulation for Microelectronic Packaging Assembly
      The forces are ramped down gradually to ensure that element removal has a smooth effect on the model.
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Etymology 2

ramp - Allium tricoccum

See ramson.

Noun

ramp ‎(plural ramps)

  1. An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
    • 2006, Su Clauson-Wicker, Off the Beaten Path West Virginia, volume 6‎:
      A ramp is a potently flavored wild scallion, a vegetable with staying power.
  2. (Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
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Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ramp ‎(“misfortune”). Related to rimpel ‎(“wrinkle”). In the 19th century, the grammatical gender of the word was a matter of debate. It was finally standardized as feminine, departing from its historical masculine gender.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑmp/
  • Rhymes: -ɑmp

Noun

ramp f ‎(plural rampen, diminutive rampje n)

  1. disaster, catastrophe
  2. an accident
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Etymology 2

From French rampe, back-formation of Old French ramper, from Frankish *rampōn, *hrampōn ‎(“to contract oneself”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑmp/
  • Rhymes: -ɑmp

Noun

ramp f ‎(plural rampen, diminutive rampje n)

  1. a ramp
  2. a driveway
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  • oprijramp

Etymology 3

From English ramp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹæmp/
  • Rhymes: -æmp

Noun

ramp m ‎(plural ramps, diminutive rampje n)

  1. (skating) A construction to do skating tricks, usually in the form of one half of a pipe, a half-pipe.

Icelandic

Noun

ramp

  1. indefinite accusative singular of rampur

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Related to rimpel ‎(“wrinkle”).

Noun

ramp m

  1. bird claw disease, bird cramp
  2. epilepsy, (human) cramp
  3. disaster, misfortune

Etymology

From French rampe, back-formation of Old French ramper, from Frankish *rampōn, *hrampōn ‎(“to contract oneself”), akin to Old English hrimpan ‎(“to wrinkle, rimple, rumple”), Old High German rimpfan (German rümpfen ‎(“to wrinkle up”)). Compare Danish rimpe ‎(“to fold" (archaic), "to baste”), Icelandic rimpa. More at rimple.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹæmp/
  • Rhymes: -æmp

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