ramp

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ramp [ramp ramps ramped ramping] noun, verb BrE [ræmp] NAmE [ræmp]
noun
1. a slope that joins two parts of a road, path, building, etc. when one is higher than the other
•Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users.
2. (NAmE) (BrE ˈslip road)a road used for driving onto or off a major road such as a ↑motorway or ↑interstate
•a freeway exit ramp
see also ↑off-ramp, ↑on-ramp
3. a slope or set of steps that can be moved, used for loading a vehicle or getting on or off a plane
•a loading ramp
4. (IndE)the long stage that models walk on during a fashion show
Syn: ↑catwalk, Syn: ↑runway

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘rear up’, also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. The current senses date from the late 18th cent.

Example Bank:
•I drove up the ramp onto the ferry.
•She led the horse carefully down the ramp.
•We manoeuvred the sofa onto the loading ramp.
Derived: ↑ramp something up
 
verb
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘rear up’, also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. The current senses date from the late 18th cent.
 
See also: ↑slip road

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