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   Ramp , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped ; 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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   To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
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   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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   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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   Ramp, n.
   A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
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   The bold Ascalonite
   Fled from his lion ramp.
   Milton.
   
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   A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]
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   A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.]
   Lyly.
   
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   [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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   [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.
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