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.

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