ramp

«ramp» in Mova's school dictionary: A sloping surface that joins a lower place and a higher… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a ramp, ramps); verb (ramp up — increase)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sloping surface that joins a lower place and a higher place, used instead of steps. tree →

2) "Ramp up" means increase: "ramp up the speed". tree →

3) In old use, to ramp means to rage about wildly and behave in a violent way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, a ramp is a simple machine (an inclined plane): it makes lifting easier by spreading the work over a longer distance; toy cars roll faster down a steeper ramp. In everyday life, ramps help people in wheelchairs, with prams or bikes. In skate parks, children ride ramps wearing helmets. Phrases: wheelchair ramp, skate ramp, on-ramp, ramp up.

examples

• The school has a ramp for wheelchairs. tree →
• We rolled toy cars down a ramp in science. tree →
• A steeper ramp makes the car go faster. tree →
• He skated down the ramp wearing a helmet. tree →
• Push the pram up the ramp. tree →
• The company ramped up production. tree →
• They were all very anxious to know what had happened, but he rushed off and locked himself into a room, where he ramped and raved until he was tired. tree →

note

Countable. A ramp is a kind of slope; "steep" means the ramp rises quickly. In science tests, change only the height of the ramp to make a fair test. Safety: always wear a helmet and pads on skate ramps.

In the corpora

• Blocking ramps, lifts and wide parking spaces can stop people with disabilities getting where they need to go.
• Leo in Ohio watched a toy car on TV zoom up walls and fly off ramps, with screaming happy kids and loud music.
• Egyptian workers did just that with blocks of stone, then dragged them up ramps.
• Disabled people campaigned for ramps and access, and rulers like the Mughal emperor Akbar showed long ago that respecting other faiths helps peace.
• A wedge, like an axe head or a door stop, is a ramp that turns one downward blow into strong sideways pushes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ramp» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.