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ramp
(r/&/mp )

noun (n)

  • an inclined surface connecting two levels(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    incline
    source: wordnet30
  • North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers(noun.plant)
    source: wordnet30
  • a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • behave violently, as if in state of a great anger(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    rage, storm
    source: wordnet30
  • furnish with a ramp(verb.possession)
    Example:
    The ramped auditorium.
    source: wordnet30
  • be rampant(verb.perception)
    Example:
    The lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction.
    source: wordnet30
  • creep up -- used especially of plants(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The roses ramped over the wall.
    source: wordnet30
  • stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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