[ramp] 
| 1. | a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline. |
| 2. | a short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a staircase railing at a landing. |
| 3. | any extensive sloping walk or passageway. |
| 4. | the act of ramping. |
| 5. | Also called boarding ramp. a movable staircase for entering or leaving a cabin door of an airplane. |
| 6. | Also called parking ramp. apron (def. 6). |
| 7. | (of animals) to stand or move with the forelegs or arms raised, as in animosity or excitement. |
| 8. | (of a lion or other large quadruped represented on a coat of arms) to rise or stand on the hind legs. |
| 9. | to rear as if to spring. |
| 10. | to leap or dash with fury (often fol. by about). |
| 11. | to act violently; rage; storm: ramping and raging in a great fury. |
| 12. | to provide with a ramp or ramps: Entrances will be ramped to accommodate those in wheelchairs. |
| 13. | ramp along, Nautical. to sail on a tack with all sails filled. |
[ramp] | a wild onion, Allium tricoccum, of the amaryllis family, of eastern North America, having flat leaves and rounded clusters of whitish flowers; eaten raw or used as a flavoring in cooked foods. |
| ramp 1 (rāmp) n.
[French rampe, from ramper, to slope, rise up, from Old French; see ramp2.] |
| ramp 2 (rāmp) intr.v. ramped, ramp·ing, ramps
[Middle English rampen, from Old French ramper, to rear, rise up, of Germanic origin.] ramp n. |
| ramp 3 (rāmp) 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.] |
| RAMP Rural Abandoned Mine Program |
