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Ramp
ramp
- a sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building
"a wheelchair ramp"
- a movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft
- a transverse ridge in a road to control the speed of vehicles
- an inclined slip road leading on to or off a main road or motorway
"an exit ramp"
- an upward bend in a stair rail
- an electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time
"a voltage ramp"
- a swindle, especially one involving a fraudulent increase of the price of a share
"the Stock Exchange is investigating two blatant share ramps"
- provide with a ramp
"we have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access"
- drive up the price of (a company's shares) in order to gain a financial advantage
"they're trying to ramp the share price"
- (of an animal) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture
"they roared and ramped in cages"
- rush about uncontrollably
"an awful beast ramping about the woods and fields"
- (of a plant) grow or climb luxuriantly
"ivy ramped over the flower beds"
- (of an electrical waveform) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time
"the integrated circuit's output then ramps in the negative direction"