noun

1. a sloping, sometimes curved, surface, walk, road, etc. joining different levels
2. ☆ a means for boarding or leaving a plane, as a staircase on wheels rolled up to the door
3. a concave bend or curve where a handrail or coping changes its direction, as at a staircase landing
4. a sloping runway for launching boats, as from trailers

Etymology: Fr rampe < OFr ramper: see ramp

intransitive verb

1. 1. to stand upright on the hind legs
   2. Heraldry to be depicted rampant
2. to assume a threatening posture
3. to move or rush threateningly, violently, or with fury; rampage

Etymology: ME rampen < OFr ramper, to climb, clamber < Frank *rampon, to cramp together < Gmc *rampa, claw, akin to MDu ramp, cramp < IE *(s)kremb-, var. of base *(s)kerb(h)-, to twist, curve > shrimp, harp

noun

noun

Etymology: taken as sing. of ramps, var. of dial. rams, wild garlic < ME < OE hramsa, wild garlic < IE base *krem- > Gr kremyon, MIr crem, Lith kermùšė