Ramp

1. (v. i.) To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
2. (v. i.) To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.
3. (v. i.) To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
4. (n.) A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
5. (n.) A highwayman; a robber.
6. (n.) A romping woman; a prostitute.
7. (n.) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.
8. (n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.
9. (n.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.