Ramp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inclined surface connecting two levels

North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæmp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈamp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈamp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈæmp/.

Examples

The ramped auditorium
the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction
The roses ramped over the wall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wild leek incline Allium tricoccum rage storm

Parts of Speech

noun	an inclined surface connecting two levels
noun	North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
noun	a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
verb	behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
verb	furnish with a ramp “The ramped auditorium”
verb	be rampant “the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction”
verb	creep up -- used especially of plants “The roses ramped over the wall”
verb	stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

Word Forms

ramp	verb	furnish with a ramp
incline	verb	be at an angle
rampant	adjective	unrestrained and violent
rampage	noun	violently angry and destructive behavior
rage	noun	a state of extreme anger
storm	noun	a violent commotion or disturbance
ramp	noun	a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rampe

eine geneigte Fläche, die zwei Ebenen verbindet

🇫🇷French

rampe

une surface inclinée reliant deux niveaux

🇪🇸Spanish

rampa

una superficie inclinada que conecta dos niveles

🇮🇹Italian

rampa

una superficie inclinata che collega due livelli

🇳🇱Dutch

oprit

een hellend vlak dat twee niveaus verbindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

rampa

uma superfície inclinada conectando dois níveis

🇷🇺Russian

рампа

наклонная поверхность, соединяющая два уровня

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बढ़ाना

दो स्तरों को जोड़ने वाली एक झुकी हुई सतह

🇧🇩Bengali

ঢালু

দুটি স্তর সংযোগকারী একটি বাঁক পৃষ্ঠ

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிவு

இரண்டு நிலைகளை இணைக்கும் ஒரு சாய்ந்த மேற்பரப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

రాంప్

రెండు స్థాయిలను కలుపుతూ వంపుతిరిగిన ఉపరితలం

🇮🇳Marathi

उतार

दोन स्तरांना जोडणारी झुकलेली पृष्ठभाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેમ્પ

બે સ્તરોને જોડતી વળેલી સપાટી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಂಪ್

ಎರಡು ಹಂತಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವ ಇಳಿಜಾರಾದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റാംപ്

രണ്ട് തലങ്ങളെ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെരിഞ്ഞ പ്രതലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੈਂਪ

ਦੋ ਪੱਧਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਝੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਸਤਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریمپ

دو سطحوں کو جوڑنے والی ایک مائل سطح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坡道

连接两层的倾斜表面

🇯🇵Japanese

ランプ

2 つのレベルを接続する傾斜面

🇰🇷Korean

비탈길

두 층을 연결하는 경사면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đoạn đường nối

một bề mặt nghiêng nối hai cấp độ

🇹🇭Thai

ทางลาด

พื้นผิวลาดเอียงที่เชื่อมระหว่างสองระดับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jalan

permukaan miring yang menghubungkan dua tingkat

🇵🇭Filipino

rampa

isang hilig na ibabaw na nagdudugtong sa dalawang antas

🇲🇾Malay

tanjakan

permukaan condong yang menghubungkan dua aras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منحدر

سطح مائل يربط بين مستويين

🇮🇷Persian

سطح شیب دار

یک سطح شیبدار که دو سطح را به هم متصل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

rampa

iki seviyeyi birbirine bağlayan eğimli bir yüzey

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֶּבֶשׁ

משטח משופע המחבר בין שני מפלסים

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