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ramp

/ɹæmp/noun, verb1 syllable

Ramp means: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers.

Synonyms for ramp10

noun, as in North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

wild leek, Allium tricoccum

noun, as in an inclined surface connecting two levels

incline

verb, as in behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

also used for ramp

slip road, ramps, rams, ramson, ramsons

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What does ramp mean?8

noun

1

North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

2

an inclined surface connecting two levels

3

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

verb

1

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

2

furnish with a ramp“The ramped auditorium”

3

be rampant“the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction”

4

creep up — used especially of plants“The roses ramped over the wall”

5

stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ramp?10

one syllable

two syllables

revamp
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Ramp in a sentence

  • Three men jumped out, rolled an old mower down the ramp.JimBreen
  • Climbing the ramp, she felt someone's inquisitive gaze on her.AlanF_US
  • She plied her trade near the freeway on ramp.Eccles17
  • She needs a ramp to get off the train with her wheelchair.sundown
  • He needs a ramp to get off the train with his wheelchair.sundown
  • Algeria needs to massively ramp up its gas production.Amastan
  • Ziri works as a ramp agent at a local airport.Amastan
  • Ziri ran as fast as he could down the ramp.Amastan

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Forms of ramp

as a noun

plural
ramps

as a verb

past tense
ramped
present participle
ramping
third-person singular
ramps
past participle
ramped