From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ramp \Ramp\, n.
1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
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The bold Ascalonite
Fled from his lion ramp. --Milton.
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2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] --Lyly.
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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.
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5. [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a
communication between different interior levels.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ramp \Ramp\ (r[a^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped (r[a^]mt;
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.]
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1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to
become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
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2. To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly
or with violence.
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Their bridles they would champ,
And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp.
--Spenser.
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3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
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With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch
hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up
to a great height. --Ray.
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