ramp

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

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.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wild leek, Allium tricoccum, incline, rage, storm