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Definition of "ramp" [ramp]
- An inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels. (noun)
- A mobile staircase by which passengers board and leave an aircraft. (noun)
- A concave bend of a handrail where a sharp change in level or direction occurs, as at a stair landing. (noun)
- To act threateningly or violently; rage. (verb-intransitive)
- To assume a threatening stance. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "ramp" in a sentence
- "At the end of the ramp is a security booth and a guard who turns away motorists not employed by or officially visiting the NSA."
- "It was what we called our ramp program where we always looked after every disaster, every incident at remedial actions and what we could do to improve things."
- "Changes include dropping a direct ramp from the Arboretum to eastbound 520 and the section across Portage Bay, from the Montlake Interchange to I-5, would be narrower and a have a slower, 45-mph speed limit."