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Ramp - English meaning

Ramp – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

Usage examples:

A wheelchair ramp
noun

An upward bend in a stair rail.

noun

An electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time.

Usage examples:

A voltage ramp
noun

A swindle, especially one involving a fraudulent increase of the price of a share.

Usage examples:

The stock exchange is investigating two blatant share ramps
verb

Provide with a ramp.

Usage examples:

We have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access
verb

Drive up the price of (a company's shares) in order to gain a financial advantage.

Usage examples:

They're trying to ramp the share price
verb

(of an animal) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture.

Usage examples:

They roared and ramped in cages
verb

(of an electrical waveform) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time.

Usage examples:

The integrated circuit's output then ramps in the negative direction

Ramp translation into English

Ramp: translate from English into Chinese

Translate ramp into Chinese (Simplified)}
坡道, 舷梯, 造倾斜路面

Ramp: translate from English into Dutch

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Oprit, Helling, Springen, Glooiing, Bocht, Sprong, Afzetterij, Zwendel, Zwendelarij, Op de achterpoten staan

Ramp: translate from English into French

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Rampe, Pont de graissage, Escroquerie, Saccage, Saccager, Se déchaîner, Être saccagé, Casse-vite

Ramp: translate from English into German

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Rampe, Auffahrt, Hebebühne, Gangway, Schwelle, Bühne, Bock

Ramp: translate from English into Hindi

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बढ़ाना, ढलान, जबरदस्ती मांगना, बलपूर्वक मांगना, धमकी देकर मांगना, फलांग, झपटना, सख्ती से ऋण वसूल करना, ढाल

Ramp: translate from English into Italian

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Rampa, Rampare, Ponte idraulico, Rapina, Rapinare, Scala d'imbarco

Ramp: translate from English into Korean

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비탈길, 사기, 날뛰다, 덤벼들려고 하는 자세, 뒷발로 일어서다, 사자 따위가 뒷발로 일어서다, 경사지다, ...에 경사면을 만들다, 사취하다

Ramp: translate from English into Russian

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Пандус, Скат, Бросаться, Трап, Аппарель, Уклон, Угрожать, Неистовствовать, Бушевать, Ярость, Стоять на задних лапах, Наклонная плоскость, Борт, Реактивная пусковая установка, Сходня, Мошенничество, Вымогательство, Грабеж, Остряк, Идти под уклон, Сооружать рампу, Ползти, Виться, Принимать угрожающую позу, Вымогать, Грабить

Ramp: translate from English into Spanish

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Rampa, Descender, Desnivel, Estafa, Ir cuesta abajo, Trepar a

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. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 18th century

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