[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. |
