See Also: ramp(2)(dictionary)
off-ramp(dictionary)
ramp(5)(dictionary)
ramp(4)(dictionary)
ramp(3)(dictionary)
ramp(1)(dictionary)
off-ramp(dictionary)
Ramp up(finance)
Ramp Up(money)
Ramp Down(money)

ramp(1) (iou)



ramp noun1. [ramp] LME.
[from RAMP verb1. In branch III through French rampe, from Old & mod. French ramper.]
I.
A bold lively woman or girl; a tomboy. Cf. ROMP noun 1. Long arch. & dial. LME.
II.
The action or an act of ramping. L17.
III.
Architecture. The difference in level between the abutments of a rampant arch. E18.
A slope; an inclined plane connecting two different levels; spec. (a) a temporary bridge used when boarding or leaving a boat; (b) a sloping board by which an animal enters or leaves a horsebox, cattle truck, etc.; (c) a movable set of stairs used when boarding or leaving an aeroplane. L18.
b. An inclined slip road leading on to or off a main highway. N. Amer. M20.
c. An abrupt change in the level of a road. M20.
d. A low platform from which competitors leave successively at timed intervals at the start of a motor rally. M20.
Part of the handrail of a stair with a concave or upward bend, as at a landing. L18.
The apron of an airfield. M20.
Electronics. An electrical waveform in which the voltage increases linearly with time. Freq. attrib. M20.
Comb.: rampway N. Amer. a sloping passageway formed by a ramp between different levels.