DEFINITION
RAMP:
• (v. i.) To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to
become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
• (v. i.) To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly
or with violence.
• (v. i.) To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
• (n.) A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
• (n.) A highwayman; a robber.
• (n.) A romping woman; a prostitute.
• (n.) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one,
such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.
• (n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap
changes its direction.
• (n.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between
different interior levels.