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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ramp  \Ramp\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Ramped}  (?;  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  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ramp  \Ramp\,  n. 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ramp 
  n  1:  an  inclined  surface  or  roadway  that  moves  traffic  from  one 
  level  to  another  [syn:  {incline}] 
  2:  North  American  perennial  having  a  slender  bulb  and  whitish 
  flowers  [syn:  {wild  leek},  {Allium  tricoccum}] 
  v  1:  behave  violently,  as  if  in  a  great  rage  [syn:  {rage},  {storm}] 
  2:  furnish  with  a  ramp:  "The  ramped  auditorium" 
  3:  be  rampant,  as  of  a  beast  in  a  heraldic  depiction 
  4:  creep  up  --  used  esp.  of  plants;  "The  roses  ramped  over  the 
  wall" 
  5:  as  of  a  snake 
  6:  stand  with  arms  or  forelegs  raised,  as  if  menacing 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  RAMP 
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