ramp

IPA: rˈæmp

An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
An interchange, a road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
A structure with an inclined surface made for stunts, as for jumping motorcycles or other vehicles.
(aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.
(aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
(aviation) A surface inside the air intake of a supersonic aircraft which adjusts in position to allow for efficient shock wave compression of incoming air at a wide range of different Mach numbers.
(skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
A scale of values.
A speed bump.
(slang) An act of violent robbery.
(slang) A deliberate swindle or fraud.
(Australia, slang) A search, conducted by authorities, of a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
(obsolete) A leap or bound.
A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
(Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman.
(Appalachia, derogatory) A worthless person.
A surname from German.

To behave violently; to rage.
(slang, transitive) To swindle or rob violently.
(Australia, slang, transitive) To search a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
(obsolete, intransitive) To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
(obsolete, intransitive) To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
(obsolete, intransitive) To stand in a rampant position.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.

Examples of "ramp" in Sentences

The lakes have several motorboat ramps.
A van shows up in the middle of the ramp.
The approach to the ramp is long and wide.
The ramp generator is connected to the electrodes.
The exit for southbound has a ramp to the airport.
The renovations added a wheelchair ramp to the side.
The ski ramp is visible in the middle of the lagoon.
I just hope the exit ramp is closer than far-far away.
At the top of the ramp, they turn towards the mountains.
The ramp was curved with the highest point in the middle.
The remainder of the ramp extends backwards to the floor.
The old ramp is closed, and drivers are using a temporary ramp.
Put one on the off-ramp from the highway near your home, if you can.
The too-short ramp from the southbound 14th Street bridge to the northbound parkway also is being rebuilt.
At the end of the ramp is a security booth and a guard who turns away motorists not employed by or officially visiting the NSA.
Am I the only one who's embarrassed to admit that I don't trust that every guy with a card board sign at the freeway off ramp is really a veteran?
It was what we called our ramp program where we always looked after every disaster, every incident at remedial actions and what we could do to improve things.
Changes include dropping a direct ramp from the Arboretum to eastbound 520 and the section across Portage Bay, from the Montlake Interchange to I-5, would be narrower and a have a slower, 45-mph speed limit.