The Wordsmith Dictionary

Ram "pi *on, n. Etym: [Cf. F. raiponce, Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L.raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L. rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. Rape a plant. ] (Bot. )

Defn: A plant (Campanula Rapunculus ) of the Bellflower family, with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called ramps.

Note: The name is sometimes given to plants of the genus Phyteuma, herds of the Bellflower family, and to the American evening primrose (Enothera biennis ), which has run wild in some parts of Europe.

RAMPIRE

RAMPIRE Ram "pire, n.

Defn: A rampart. [Archaic ] The Trojans round the place a rampire cast. Dryden.

RAMPIRE

RAMPIRE Ram "pire, v. t.

Defn: To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire. [Archaic ] Chapman. "Rampired walls of gold. " R. Browning.

RAMPLER

RAMPLER Ram "pler, n.

Defn: A rambler.

RAMPLER

RAMPLER Ram "pler, a.

Defn: Roving; rambling. [Scot. ]

New American Oxford Dictionary

ramp

ramp |ramp ræmp | ▶noun 1 a slope or inclined plane for joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building: a wheelchair ramp. • a movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft. • an inclined road leading onto or off a main road or highway: an exit ramp. 2 an upward bend in a stair rail. 3 an electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] provide or build (something ) with a ramp. 2 [ no obj. ] archaic (of an animal ) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture. • [ with adverbial of direction ] rush about violently or uncontrollably: an awful beast ramping about the woods and fields. • [ with adverbial of direction ] (of a plant ) grow or climb luxuriantly: ivy ramped over the flower beds. 3 [ no obj. ] (of an electrical waveform ) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time. PHRASAL VERBS ramp something up (or ramp up ) (esp. in reference to the production of goods ) increase or cause to increase in amount: they ramped up production to meet booming demand. 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 cent.

rampage

ram page |ˈramˌpāj ˈræmˌpeɪʤ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (esp. of a large group of people ) rush around in a violent and uncontrollable manner: several thousand demonstrators rampaged through the city. ▶noun a period of violent and uncontrollable behavior, typically involving a large group of people: thugs went on a rampage and wrecked a classroom. DERIVATIVES ram pag er |ˈramˌpājər |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps based on the verb ramp and the noun rage .

rampageous

ram pa geous |ramˈpājəs ˌræmˈpeɪʤəs | ▶adjective archaic boisterously or violently uncontrollable.

rampant

ramp ant |ˈrampənt ˈræmpənt | ▶adjective 1 (esp. of something unwelcome or unpleasant ) flourishing or spreading unchecked: political violence was rampant | rampant inflation. • (of a person or activity ) violent or unrestrained in action or performance: rampant sex. • (of a plant ) lush in growth; luxuriant: a rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds. 2 [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter (left ) side, with right hind foot and tail raised, unless otherwise specified ): two gold lions rampant. 3 Architecture (of an arch ) springing from a level of support at one height and resting on the other support at a higher level. DERIVATIVES ramp an cy |-pənsē |noun, ramp ant ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as a heraldic term ): from Old French, literally ‘crawling, ’ present participle of ramper (see ramp ). From the original use describing a wild animal, arose the sense ‘fierce, ’ whence the current notion of ‘unrestrained. ’

rampart

ram part |ˈramˌpärt ˈræmˌpɑrt | ▶noun (usu. ramparts ) a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet. • a defensive or protective barrier: the open Pacific broke on the far-off ramparts of the reef. ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French rempart, from remparer ‘fortify, take possession of again, ’ based on Latin ante ‘before ’ + parare ‘prepare. ’

rampion

ram pi on |ˈrampēən ˈræmpiən | ▶noun a Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads. [● a Mediterranean plant with a long narrow spike of bluish flowers and a thick taproot (Campanula rapunculus, family Campanulaceae ). ● ( horned rampion ) a grassland plant with dense, rounded flower heads of inward curving, typically blue, tubular flowers (genus Phyteuma, family Campanulaceae ).] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from a variant of medieval Latin rapuncium; compare with German Rapunzel ‘corn salad. ’

Oxford Dictionary

ramp

ramp |ramp | ▶noun 1 a sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building: a wheelchair ramp. • a movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft. • Brit. a transverse ridge in a road to control the speed of vehicles. • N. Amer. an inclined slip road leading on to or off a main road or motorway: an exit ramp. • North American term for catwalk ( sense 1 ). 2 an upward bend in a stair rail. 3 an electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time. 4 Brit. informal a swindle, especially one involving a fraudulent increase of the price of a share. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] provide with a ramp. 2 [ no obj. ] archaic (of an animal ) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture. • [ with adverbial of direction ] rush about uncontrollably. • [ with adverbial of direction ] (of a plant ) grow or climb luxuriantly: ivy ramped over the flower beds. 3 [ no obj. ] (of an electrical waveform ) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time. 4 [ with obj. ] Brit. drive up the price of (a company's shares ) in order to gain a financial advantage. [late 20th cent.: of unknown origin; a 19th -cent. slang use of the term was ‘rob, swindle ’.] • increase the level or amount of (something ) sharply: the company has moved into new quarters in order to ramp up production. 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 cent.

rampage

ram |page ▶verb |ramˈpeɪdʒ | [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] (especially of a large group of people ) move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable manner: several thousand demonstrators rampaged through the city. ▶noun |ramˈpeɪdʒ, ˈrampeɪdʒ | [ usu. in sing. ] a period of violent and uncontrollable behaviour by a group of people: thugs went on the rampage and wrecked a classroom. DERIVATIVES rampager noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps based on the verb ramp and the noun rage .

rampageous

ram |pageous ▶adjective archaic boisterously or violently uncontrollable.

rampant

ram |pant |ˈramp (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 (especially of something unwelcome ) flourishing or spreading unchecked: political violence was rampant | rampant inflation. • unrestrained in action or performance: rampant sex. • (of a plant ) lush in growth; luxuriant: a rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds. 2 [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter side, with right hind foot and tail raised ): two gold lions rampant. DERIVATIVES rampancy noun, rampantly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as a heraldic term ): from Old French, literally ‘crawling ’, present participle of ramper (see ramp ). From the original use describing a wild animal arose the sense ‘fierce ’, whence the current notion of ‘unrestrained ’.

rampart

ram |part |ˈrampɑːt | ▶noun (usu. ramparts ) a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet. • a defensive or protective barrier: the open Pacific broke on the far-off ramparts of the reef. ▶verb [ with obj. ] fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart: the town's streets were ramparted with tall mounds of rubble. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French rempart, from remparer ‘fortify, take possession of again ’, based on Latin ante ‘before ’ + parare ‘prepare ’.

rampion

rampion |ˈrampɪən | ▶noun a Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads: ● a Mediterranean plant with a long, narrow spike of bluish flowers and a thick taproot (Campanula rapunculus, family Campanulaceae ). ● ( horned rampion ) a grassland plant with dense rounded flower heads of inward curving, typically blue, tubular flowers (genus Phyteuma, family Campanulaceae ). ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from a variant of medieval Latin rapuncium; compare with German Rapunzel ‘lamb's lettuce ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

ramp

ramp noun they wheeled the appliances down the ramp: slope, bank, incline, gradient, tilt; rise, ascent, drop, descent, declivity.

rampage

rampage verb mobs rampaged through the streets: riot, run riot, go on the rampage, run amok, go berserk; storm, charge, tear. PHRASES go on a /the rampage the prisoners have gone on a rampage: riot, go berserk, get out of control, run amok; informal go postal.

rampant

rampant adjective 1 rampant inflation: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread; out of control, out of hand, rife. ANTONYMS controlled. 2 rampant dislike: vehement, strong, violent, forceful, intense, passionate, fanatical. ANTONYMS mild. 3 rampant vegetation: luxuriant, exuberant, lush, rich, riotous, rank, profuse, vigorous; informal jungly.

rampart

rampart noun the castle's stony ramparts: defensive wall, embankment, earthwork, parapet, breastwork, battlement, bulwark, outwork.

Oxford Thesaurus

ramp

ramp noun there was a ramp down to a double garage on basement level. See incline (noun ).

rampage

rampage verb stone-throwing mobs rampaged through the streets: rush wildly /madly, riot, run riot, go on the rampage, run amok, go berserk, storm, charge, tear; rave; informal steam. ▶noun PHRASES on the rampage a sacked chef went on the rampage in his kitchen: berserk, out of control, wild, violent, frenzied, running amok, rioting, riotous, destructive, rampaging; N. Amer. informal postal.

rampant

rampant adjective 1 the rampant inflation of the mid-1970s: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread, pandemic, epidemic, pervasive; out of control, out of hand, rife, spreading like wildfire. ANTONYMS controlled, under control. 2 that first interested glance had been replaced by one of rampant dislike: vehement, strong, violent, forceful, raging, wild, intense, fanatical, passionate. ANTONYMS mild. 3 rampant vegetation: luxuriant, exuberant, lush, rank, rich, riotous, profuse, lavish, vigorous, productive; informal jungly. 4 Heraldry two large stone pillars surmounted by rampant lions: upright, standing (up ), erect, rearing, vertical, perpendicular, upended, on end.

rampart

rampart noun defensive wall, embankment, earthwork, parapet, breastwork, battlement, stockade, palisade, bulwark, bastion, barbican, outwork, fortification; Latin vallum; rare bartizan, circumvallation.

Duden Dictionary

Rampe

Ram pe Substantiv, feminin , die |R a mpe |die Rampe; Genitiv: der Rampe, Plural: die Rampen französisch rampe, zu: ramper = klettern, kriechen, aus dem Germanischen 1 a waagerechte Fläche (gemauerter Sockel, [Stahl ]platten ), z. B. an einem Lagergebäude, zum Be- oder Entladen von Fahrzeugen den Lastwagen rückwärts an die Rampe fahren b flach ansteigende Auffahrt, schiefe Ebene, die zwei unterschiedlich hoch gelegene Flächen miteinander verbindet eine steile Rampe vor der Brücke | das Auto auf eine Rampe schieben c Kurzwort für: Startrampe d Bergsteigen fast ebene Felsplatte, breites Band in einer steilen Felswand 2 Theater vorderer, etwas erhöhter Rand der Bühne als Grenzlinie zwischen Spielfläche und Zuschauerraum vor die Rampe treten über die Rampe kommen /gehen Jargon beim Publikum ankommen, Erfolg haben

Rampenlicht

Ram pen licht Substantiv, Neutrum Theater , das |R a mpenlicht |a ohne Plural Licht 1a , das durch die an der Rampe angebrachten Lampen erzeugt wird der Schauspieler trat ins Rampenlicht im Rampenlicht [der Öffentlichkeit ] stehen /sein stark beachtet sein; im Mittelpunkt des [öffentlichen ] Interesses stehen b Plural: Rampenlichter einzelne Lichtquelle des Rampenlichts a

Rampensau

Ram pen sau Substantiv, feminin salopp , die |R a mpensau |die Rampensau < Plural: Rampensäue > a leidenschaftlicher Bühnenkünstler b jemand, der, im Mittelpunkt stehend und andere in den Hintergrund drängend, in der Lage ist, durch seine Leidenschaftlichkeit mitzureißen

ramponieren

ram po nie ren schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |rampon ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Niederdeutschen (Seemannssprache ) < mittelniederländisch ramponeren < altfranzösisch ramposner = hart anfassen, aus dem Germanischen einer Sache [viele ] Schäden zufügen und sie dadurch im Aussehen stark beeinträchtigen seine Schuhe ramponieren | sie ramponierten das Mobiliar | meist im 2. Partizip ein ramponiertes Fahrrad | figurativ ein ramponiertes Image

ramponiert

ram po niert Adjektiv umgangssprachlich |rampon ie rt |in schlechtem Zustand, stark mitgenommen

French Dictionary

rampant

rampant , ante adj. adjectif Qui rampe. : La pervenche est une plante rampante. Les serpents sont des animaux rampants.

rampe

rampe n. f. nom féminin 1 Garde-corps placé le long d ’un escalier pour servir d ’appui. : La rampe est surmontée d ’une main courante. 2 Plan incliné (d ’une rue, d ’une route, etc. ). : Une rampe d ’accès. Une rampe de lancement d ’avions, de fusées. 3 Rangée de projecteurs qui éclairent la scène d ’un théâtre. : Les feux de la rampe. LOCUTION Passer la rampe. figuré Faire de l ’effet, atteindre le public. FORME FAUTIVE rampe. Anglicisme pour bretelle (d ’une autoroute ).

ramper

ramper v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Avancer lentement le ventre au sol. : Le serpent rampe. 2 figuré S ’abaisser, manquer d ’élévation. : Il n ’est pas nécessaire de ramper ainsi pour plaire à votre patronne. SYNONYME flagorner ; flatter . aimer

Spanish Dictionary

rampa

rampa 1 nombre femenino Contracción involuntaria y dolorosa de un músculo que dura poco tiempo .SINÓNIMO calambre .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del catalán rampa y este del germánico *hramp .

rampa

rampa 2 nombre femenino 1 Superficie dispuesta en pendiente para subir y bajar cosas deslizándolas por ella :la rampa de lanzamiento de una nave espacial .2 Terreno en pendiente .SINÓNIMO cuesta .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del francés rampe , derivado del antiguo ramper ‘trepar ’ (hoy ‘arrastrarse ’).

rampante

rampante adjetivo 1 [animal, león ] Que está en el campo del escudo con la mano abierta y las garras tendidas en actitud de agarrar .2 [persona ] Que es muy ambicioso y trepa sin escrúpulos en la escala social .SINÓNIMO trepador .3 Que crece o asciende .4 arq [arco, bóveda ] Que tiene sus arranques oblicuos o a distinto nivel .

rampla

rampla nombre femenino 1 Chile Carro de mano, consistente en una plataforma de madera apoyada en un eje con dos ruedas grandes, que se utiliza para transportar mercaderías o muebles .2 Chile Acoplado de un camión .

ramplón, -plona

ramplón, -plona adjetivo Que carece de buen gusto, originalidad, elegancia, distinción, etc. :estas escenas eróticas dan a la obra un tono ramplón y de mal gusto .

ramplonería

ramplonería nombre femenino Cualidad de ramplón :las inquietudes metafísicas vuelven a veces con una ramplonería no exenta de una aguda sordera .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ramp

ramp 1 /ræmp /名詞 C 1 (段差のある道路や建物などに作る )スロープ, 傾斜路 ; (飛行機の )タラップ .2 ｟米｠(高速道路の )ランプ (｟英｠slip road )▸ an entrance [exit ] ramp 入り口 [出口 ]ランプ ▸ on [off ] ramp 上り [下り ]ランプ 3 ｟英｠(工事中の道路にできる )段差 .4 (車を徐行させるための道路の )隆起 (帯 ), 凸部 .

ramp

ramp 2 動詞他動詞 1 …から略奪する ; ぼったくる, 詐取する .2 ｟英俗｠…を準備する, 手配する, 取り決める (up ).名詞 C ｟英俗｠詐欺, 詐取 .

rampage

ram page /ræmpéɪdʒ, -́- /動詞自動詞〈人動物が〉【場所を】暴れ回る «through » .名詞 /-́-, --́ /C 狂暴に暴れること, 暴動, 騒乱 ▸ go [be ] on the [a ] rampage 暴れ回る [回っている ]

rampant

ram pant /rǽmpənt /形容詞 1 〈犯罪病気などが〉はびこっている, 猛威をふるう .2 〈植物が〉生い茂る .3 〖通例名詞の後で〗〈紋章のライオンなどが〉後足2本で立っている .r á m pan cy 名詞～ly 副詞

rampart

ram part /rǽmpɑ̀ː r t /名詞 C 〖通例～s 〗〘史〙城壁, 塁壁 ; 守り .