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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#m1)

2) "Ramp up" means increase: "ramp up the speed". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#m2)

3) In old use, to ramp means to rage about wildly and behave in a violent way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#x1)
- We rolled toy cars down a ramp in science. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#x2)
- A steeper ramp makes the car go faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#x3)
- He skated down the ramp wearing a helmet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#x4)
- Push the pram up the ramp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#x5)
- The company ramped up production. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#x6)
- 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/227-older-people-and-disabilities/26/)
- [Leo in Ohio watched a toy car on TV zoom up walls and fly off ramps, with screaming happy kids and loud music.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/441-only-one-left-shops-and-adverts/7/)
- [Egyptian workers did just that with blocks of stone, then dragged them up ramps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/6-ancient-egypt-pyramids-mummies-and-hieroglyphs/4/)
- [Disabled people campaigned for ramps and access, and rulers like the Mughal emperor Akbar showed long ago that respecting other faiths helps peace.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights/12/)
- [A wedge, like an axe head or a door stop, is a ramp that turns one downward blow into strong sideways pushes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ramp» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramp/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.