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ramp down
ramp 1 R0033700 (rămp)n.1. An inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels.2. A mobile staircase by which passengers board and leave an aircraft.3. A concave bend of a handrail where a sharp change in level or direction occurs, as at a stair landing.Phrasal Verbs: ramp down To decrease in volume, amount, or rate: As the project ramped down, several employees were laid off. ramp up To increase in volume, amount, or rate: The factory ramped up production to meet the increased demand.
[French rampe, from ramper, to slope, rise up, from Old French; see ramp2.]
ramp 2 R0033700 (rămp)intr.v. ramped, ramp·ing, ramps 1. To rush around or act in a threatening or violent manner.2. To assume a threatening stance, as in rearing up on hindlegs.3. Heraldry To stand in the rampant position.
[Middle English rampen, from Old French ramper, to rear, rise up, of Germanic origin.]
ramp n.
ramp 3 R0033700 (rămp) also ramps (rămps)n. A plant (Allium tricoccum) of the eastern United States having small bulbs and young leaves that are edible and have a pungent onionlike flavor. Also called wild leek.
[Variant of rams, from Middle English ramse, from Old English hramsa.]ramp down vb (adverb) 1. to decrease or cause to decrease2. (intr) to decrease the effort involved in a process
Ramp Down
Ramp DownInformal; to reduce operations in anticipation of declining demand. For example, a toy store may ramp down its operations by buying fewer toys from its wholesaler immediately after the Christmas season, when people are less likely to buy toys in large quantities. See also: Seasonality. |