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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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    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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    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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