| ramp | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. incline, ramp | an inclined surface connecting two levels. |
| ~ inclined plane | a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal. |
| ~ ski jump | a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump. |
| n. (plant) | 2. allium tricoccum, ramp, wild leek | North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers. |
| ~ alliaceous plant | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. ramp | a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft. |
| ~ staircase, stairway | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps. |
| v. (stative) | 4. rage, ramp, storm | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger. |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| v. (possession) | 5. ramp | furnish with a ramp.; "The ramped auditorium" |
| ~ architecture | the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (perception) | 6. ramp | be rampant.; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" |
| ~ heraldry | the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies. |
| ~ pose, posture, model, sit | assume a posture as for artistic purposes.; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" |
| v. (motion) | 7. ramp | creep up -- used especially of plants.; "The roses ramped over the wall" |
| ~ climb, climb up, go up, mount | go upward with gradual or continuous progress.; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" |
| v. (contact) | 8. ramp | stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing. |
| ~ stand, stand up | be standing; be upright.; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" |
| downhill | | |
| n. (object) | 1. downhill | the downward slope of a hill. |
| ~ declivity, downslope, declination, declension, decline, fall, descent | a downward slope or bend. |
| n. (event) | 2. downhill | a ski race down a trail. |
| ~ ski race, skiing race | a race between people wearing skis. |
| adj. | 3. declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping | sloping down rather steeply. |
| ~ descending | coming down or downward. |
| adv. | 4. downhill | toward a lower or inferior state.; "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now" |
| adv. | 5. downhill | toward the bottom of a hill.; "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed" |
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