Ramp | Mean of ramp in English Dictionary
/ˈræmp/
- Noun
- a usually sloping road that connects a road to a highway
- an exit/entrance ramp
- a piece of equipment with a slope that is used to join two surfaces that are at different levels or heights
- The loading dock has a ramp.
- a wheelchair ramp [=a ramp for someone in a wheelchair to use instead of stairs to enter into a building]
- Verb
- to increase or to cause (something) to increase in speed, size, etc.
- Work started slowly, but now we're ramping up to full speed.
- The company has been ramping up production.
- The work is going too slowly. We need to ramp it up a bit.