Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, same as
rampant . 4.
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- verb Present participle of
ramp .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I am not particularly interested in ramping up the number of mangoes I slice, primarily because I do not like the motivation behind the extra slicing.
To Hire or Not to Hire Candid Engineer 2009
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I haven't seen the show yet, but I am fearful when entertainment TV drama tries to tackle complex topics, because in ramping up the drama to keep the audience engaged, important facts sometimes get left out.
New ABC drama fuels controversy over autism/vaccine debate BA Haller 2008
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The first factor had to do with the difficulty IBM was having in ramping up the performance of the PowerPC chip at the price-level Apple could afford.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The Apple / Intel Marriage 2005
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"We desert activists felt the club had abandoned the desert in the name of ramping up utility-scale renewable energy projects," Taylor said.
News - latimes.com 2011
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And ambulance "ramping" -- when vehicles have to wait until paramedics 'patients are handed to the hospital -- has been highlighted with an industrial campaign.
SOCIALIZED MEDICINE 2008
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It was less of a handover, more of a crash course in ramping-up my html skills, and getting the ultimate outsiders insider’s guide to my employer, interspersed with some scrumptious Chinatown and Soho lunches and lots of hilarity.
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It was less of a handover, more of a crash course in ramping-up my html skills, and getting the ultimate outsiders insider’s guide to my employer, interspersed with some scrumptious Chinatown and Soho lunches and lots of hilarity.
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Still, he hesitates at the idea of ramping up the program as well.
Fed Chief Gets a Likely Backer Jon Hilsenrath 2011
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Plus the man loves the idea of ramping up government and paying for it at the same time, which is the 'moderate' position only if you like big government.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2009
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One proposal that seems to be gaining momentum -- despite sometimes incoherent arguments of proponents -- is the idea of ramping up the taxes on gasoline to encourage the development and use of alternative energy sources.
Conglomerate 2009
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Upon hiring, Equinox trainers begin a process called “ramping”: roughly 15 to 20 hours a week putting away weights on the gym floor, plus some additional hours of educational sessions, all paid at or slightly above minimum wage.
mollusque commented on the word ramping
Esther was untouched by the fret and fury of life; she had lived in sunshine and rain among her silly sheep, and been refined instead of coarsened, while her touching patience with a ramping old mother, stung by the sense of defeat and mourning her lost activities, had given back a lovely self-possession, and habit of sweet temper.
--Sarah Orne Jewett, 1899, A Dunnet Shepherdess
January 28, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word ramping
Collecting ramps, a wild leek found from the SE U.S. to Canada. Prominent in folk recipes in West Virginia (US) and Quebec (Canada).
January 28, 2010
gangerh commented on the word ramping
Unable to fly.
September 10, 2010