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Ramp (rămp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped (rămt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Ramping.] [F. ramper to creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G. raffen to snatch, LG. & D. rapen. See Rap to snatch, and cf. Romp.]
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1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
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2. To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.
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Their bridles they would champ,
And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. Spenser.
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3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
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With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. Ray.
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Ramp, n. 1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
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The bold Ascalonite
Fled from his lion ramp. Milton.
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2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly.
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4. [F. rampe.] (Arch.) (a) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase. (b) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.
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5. [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.
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