Ramp
WordNet
noun
(1) An inclined surface connecting two levels
(2) A movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
(3) North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
verb
(4) Stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
(5) Creep up -- used especially of plants
"The roses ramped over the wall"
(6) Be rampant
"The lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"
(7) Furnish with a ramp
"The ramped auditorium"
(8) Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , back-formation of , from }, akin to Old High German (German ). Cf. Danish (archaic "to fold", now "to baste"), Icelandic .
Noun
- An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an airliner at an airport.
- A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
- A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
Verb
- To behave violently; to rage.
- To stand in a rampant position.
Noun
Noun
- A construction to do skating tricks, usually in the form of one half of a pipe, a half-pipe.