Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ramp"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ramp \Ramp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ramped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Ramping}.] [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 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ramp \Ramp\, n.
1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.

The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp.
--Milton.

2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]

3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] --Lyly.

4. [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.

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

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ramp
n 1: an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one
level to another [syn: {incline}]
2: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish
flowers [syn: {wild leek}, {Allium tricoccum}]
v 1: behave violently, as if in a great rage [syn: {rage}, {storm}]
2: furnish with a ramp: "The ramped auditorium"
3: be rampant, as of a beast in a heraldic depiction
4: creep up -- used esp. of plants; "The roses ramped over the
wall"
5: as of a snake
6: stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

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