Ramp

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English

Noun

Ramp (plural Ramps)
  1. An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
  2. (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an airliner at an airport.
  3. (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.

Verb

Ramp (third-person singular simple present Ramps, present participle Ramping, simple past and past participle Ramped)

  1. To behave violently; to rage.
  2. To stand in a rampant position.

Noun

Ramp (plural Ramps)
  1. An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
  2. (Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.

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Thesaurus

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