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- Dictionaryramp/ramp/
noun
- 1. a sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building: "a wheelchair ramp"
- 2. an upward bend in a stair rail.
verb
- 1. provide with a ramp: "we have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access"
- 2. drive up the price of (a company's shares) in order to gain a financial advantage: British "they're trying to ramp the share price"
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a short road on which vehicles join or leave a main road.
How to use ramp in a sentence. a sloping way or plane: such as; a sloping floor, walk, or roadway leading from one level to another; a slope for launching boats… See the full definition
noun. 1. a sloping floor, path, etc, that joins two surfaces at different levels. 2. a movable stairway by which passengers enter and leave an aircraft. 3. the act of ramping. 4. British slang. a swindle, esp one involving exorbitant prices. 5. another name for speed bump. verb. 6. (intr; often foll by about or around)
noun. a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline. a short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a staircase railing at a landing. any extensive sloping walk or passageway. the act of ramping. Also called boarding ramp. a movable staircase for entering or leaving a cabin door of an airplane.
A ramp is a slope or an incline, a surface that tilts from one level to another. Someone using a wheelchair might need a ramp to get from the doorway of a building down to its parking lot. A skateboarder might use a ramp to gather speed, while a man pushing a stroller uses it to push his baby onto the sidewalk after crossing the street.
RAMP definition: 1. a sloping surface that joins two places that are at different heights: 2. a short road that is…. Learn more.
Definition of ramp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. An inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels. 2. A mobile staircase by which passengers board and leave an aircraft. 3. A concave bend of a handrail where a sharp change in level or direction occurs, as at a stair landing. Phrasal Verbs: ramp down.
1. A ramp is a sloping surface between two places that are at different levels. [...] 2. An entrance ramp is a road which cars use to drive onto a major road, and an exit ramp is a road which cars use to drive off a major road. [US] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'ramp' British English: ræmp American English: ræmp. More.
ramp meaning, definition, what is ramp: a slope that has been built to connect t...: Learn more.
