Definition of Ramp

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Definition of Ramp

Ramp

To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.

To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.

To climb, as a plant; to creep up.

A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.

A highwayman; a robber.

A romping woman; a prostitute.

Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.

A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.

An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.

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Ramp Quotations

I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water, and I did go part way, but I stopped. I went again and stopped. I then got out of the car and stood by the car a nervous wreck.
Susan Smith

I dropped to the lowest point when I allowed my children to go down that ramp into the water without me.
Susan Smith

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying, 'Why do we have to go to great expense for these people?'
Major Owens

We also know that China and India, as their economies ramp up, are using more and more energy.
Gale Norton

How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up two cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point?
Mark Harmon

A lot of the biking sequences in the beginning, like going down the steps and over the ramp, I of course didn't do any of that stuff. I wish I could have but I didn't.
Alex D. Linz

The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.
Margaret Chan

I love being photographed, I love the ramp.
Nafisa Joseph

Ramp Translations

ramp in French is rampe
ramp in German is Rampe
ramp in Italian is rampa
ramp in Spanish is rampa

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