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ramp

v. i. [F. ramper to creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G. raffen to snatch, LG. & D. rapen. See Rap to snatch, and cf. Romp.] ()

1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp. ()

2. To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence. ()

Their bridles they would champ, And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. (Spenser.)

3. 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.)

n. 1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. ()

The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. (Milton.)

2. A highwayman; a robber. ()

3. A romping woman; a prostitute. (Lyly.)

[F. rampe.]4. (Arch.) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase. ()

[F. rampe.]5. (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels. ()