ramp
• noun 1 a sloping surface joining two different levels. 2 a movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft. 3 Brit. a transverse ridge in a road to control the speed of vehicles. 4 N. Amer. an inclined slip road leading to or from a main road or motorway. • verb 1 provide with a ramp. 2 (ramp up) increase (the production of goods). 3 archaic (of an animal) rear up threateningly. — ORIGIN Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’.
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