RAMPS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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

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

sloping surface joining two different levels, as at entrance or between floors of building

• a wheelchair ramp

an upward bend in a stair rail.

upward bend in stair rail

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

electrical waveform in which voltage increases or decreases linearly with time

• a voltage ramp

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

swindle

• the Stock Exchange is investigating two blatant share ramps

provide with a ramp

provide with ramp

• we have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access
• ramped access to public buildings

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

drive up price of

• they're trying to ramp the share price
• a rule against share price ramping which forbids a broker to account for more than 30 per cent of trading in a share

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

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

• they roared and ramped in cages
• a ramping lion

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

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

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