ramp

¹ramp

verb \ˈramp\

Definition of RAMP

intransitive verb

1

a : to stand or advance menacingly with forelegs or with arms raised

b : to move or act furiously

2

: to creep up —used especially of plants

3

: to speed up, expand, or increase especially quickly or at a constant rate —used with up <ramping up to full speed>

transitive verb

[⁴ramp (electrical waveform)] : to increase, expand, or decrease especially quickly or at a constant rate —usually used with up or down <ramp up production>

Origin of RAMP

Middle English, from Anglo-French ramper to crawl, climb, rear, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rimpfan to bend, wrinkle — more at rumple

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with RAMP

amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, guimpe, lamp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp

²ramp

noun

Definition of RAMP

: the act or an instance of ramping

First Known Use of RAMP

1671

³ramp

noun

Definition of RAMP

: any of various alliums used for food

Origin of RAMP

back-formation from ramps, alteration of rams, from Middle English, from Old English hramsa; akin to Old High German ramusia ramp, Greek krommyon onion

First Known Use: 1826

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

⁴ramp

noun

Definition of RAMP

1

: a sloping way or plane: as

a : a sloping floor, walk, or roadway leading from one level to another

b : a slope for launching boats

2

: apron 2h

Origin of RAMP

French rampe, from ramper, from Middle French

First Known Use: 1779

Other Civil Engineering Terms

asphalt, ballast, barrage, cantilever, infrastructure, sluice