ramp

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an inclined surface connecting two levels

Similar word(s): incline

Definition categories: man–made

2. North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

Definition categories: plant

3. a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft

Definition categories: man–made, staircase, stairway

verb

1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

Similar word(s): rage, storm

Definition categories: stative, act, behave, do

2. furnish with a ramp

- The ramped auditorium

Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply

3. be rampant

- the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction

Definition categories: perception, model, pose, posture, sit

4. creep up -- used especially of plants

- The roses ramped over the wall

Definition categories: motion, climb, mount

5. stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

Definition categories: contact, stand