RAMP
Dictionary entry overview: What does ramp mean?
• RAMP (noun)
The noun RAMP has 3 senses:
1. an inclined surface connecting two levels
2. North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
3. a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
Familiarity information: RAMP used as a noun is uncommon.
• RAMP (verb)
The verb RAMP has 5 senses:
1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
2. furnish with a ramp
3. be rampant
4. creep up -- used especially of plants
5. stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
Familiarity information: RAMP used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• RAMP (noun)
Meaning:
An inclined surface connecting two levels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ramp; incline
Hypernyms ("ramp" is a kind of...):
inclined plane (a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ramp"):
ski jump (a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump)
Meaning:
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium tricoccum; wild leek; ramp
Hypernyms ("ramp" is a kind of...):
alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
Meaning:
A movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ramp" is a kind of...):
staircase; stairway (a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps)
• RAMP (verb)
Meaning:
Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
rage; ramp; storm
Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Furnish with a ramp
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
The ramped auditorium
Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Domain category:
architecture (the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be rampant
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction
Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):
model; pose; posture; sit (assume a posture as for artistic purposes)
Domain category:
heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Creep up -- used especially of plants
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The roses ramped over the wall
Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):
climb; climb up; go up; mount (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):
stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
