Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

ramping along

 - 2 dictionary results

ramp

1[ramp]
–noun
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).
–verb (used without object)
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.
–verb (used with object)
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.

Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) ME rampen < OF ramper to creep, crawl, climb; (n.) < F rampe, deriv. of ramper


ramp⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To ramping along
Word Origin & History

ramp 
1778, "slope," from Fr. rampe, back-formation from O.Fr. verb ramper "to climb, creep" (12c.), perhaps from Frank. *rampon "to contract oneself" (cf. O.H.G. rimpfan "to wrinkle," O.E. hrimpan "to fold, wrinkle"
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see ramping along on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: