a slopeing floor, walk, or roadway leading from one level to another

a stairway for entering or leaving an aircraft

Brit a speedbump

a point at which ongoing roadworks cause a sharp rise or fall in the level of the road

a short usu vertical bend, slope, or curve where a handrail or the top course of a wall changes its direction

Brit, informal on the Stock Exchange, a fraudulent scheme that involves the illicit raising of share prices

to add a ramp to (something)

(often + up) to increase

Brit, informal to inflate a price artificially and fraudulently

said of a plant: to climb or spread vigorously

archaic said of an heraldic animal: to stand or advance menacingly, with forelegs or arms raised

archaic said of an animal: to move or act furiously; to rush around