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RAMP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inclined surface connecting two levels

Synonyms:

incline; ramp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ramp" is a kind of...):

inclined plane (a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ramp"):

ski jump (a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump)

Derivation:

ramp (furnish with a ramp)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ramp" is a kind of...):

staircase; stairway (a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps)

Derivation:

ramp (furnish with a ramp)

Sense 3

Meaning:

North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

Synonyms:

Allium tricoccum; ramp; wild leek

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("ramp" is a kind of...):

alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):

stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Creep up -- used especially of plants

Example:

The roses ramped over the wall

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):

climb; climb up; go up; mount (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be rampant

Example:

the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):

model; pose; posture; sit (assume a posture as for artistic purposes)

Domain category:

heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

rampant (rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Furnish with a ramp

Example:

The ramped auditorium

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Domain category:

architecture (the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ramp (an inclined surface connecting two levels)

ramp (a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

Synonyms:

rage; ramp; storm

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "ramp" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

rampage (violently angry and destructive behavior)

rampant (unrestrained and violent)

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