ramp

Definitions

1. 1.To move by leaps, or by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence. Their bridles they would champ, And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. Spenser.
2. 2.To climb, as a plant; to creep up. With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. Ray.
3. 3.A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. Milton.
4. 4.A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]
5. 5.A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly.
6. 6.Etym: [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.
7. 7.Etym: [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to move by leaps, or by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence. Their bridles they would champ, And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. Spenser called?
• What is to climb, as a plant; to creep up. With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. Ray called?
• What is a leap; a spring; a hostile advance. The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. Milton called?
• What is a romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly called?
• What is etym: [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels called?