ramp
I. ramp1 (rămp)n. 1. An inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels. 2. A mobile staircase by which passengers board and leave an aircraft. 3. A concave bend of a handrail where a sharp change in level or direction occurs, as at a stair landing. [French rampe, from ramper, to slope, rise up, from Old French. See ramp2.] II. ramp2 (rămp)intr.v. ramped, ramp·ing, ramps 1. To act threateningly or violently; rage. 2. To assume a threatening stance. 3. Heraldry. To stand in the rampant position. [Middle English rampen, from Old French ramper, to rear, rise up, of Germanic origin.] ramp n. III. ramp3 (rămp) also ramps (rămps)n. A plant (Allium tricoccum) related to onions and leeks, having edible underground stems and found in the eastern United States. [Variant of rams, from Middle English ramse, from Old English hramsa.]
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