Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
rampion . - Same as
ramsons .
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- noun Plural form of
ramp . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ramp .
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Examples
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What I refer to at least in my prepared comments, what I was referring to was that in the beginning part of the year, the first half of the year, we were using all sorts of selling techniques to bring in business and in some cases we had delayed billing and/or what we call ramps which basically the customer gets a ramp in to their commitment over a period of time.
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What I refer to at least in my prepared comments, what I was referring to was that in the beginning part of the year, the first half of the year, we were using all sorts of selling techniques to bring in business and in some cases we had delayed billing and/or what we call ramps which basically the customer gets a ramp in to their commitment over a period of time.
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Anything without enough ground clearance for you to crawl under it and change the oil without ramps is not a "Jeep".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Anything without enough ground clearance for you to crawl under it and change the oil without ramps is not a "Jeep".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Zoo experts said they concluded that they should probably install some ramps from the water to the land to make it easier for the cubs to climb out.
Plunging into new territory Michael E. Ruane 2010
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The guy had thrown in ramps "for free" so I could roll the thing in and out of my van.
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Rather than invest in ramps and elevators, some authorities have shut or sold older restrooms.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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Rather than invest in ramps and elevators, some authorities have shut or sold older restrooms.
Urinating in London 2007
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Sara- yes, why shouldn't we make a disability game called ramps and beurocrats?
An evening of intimacy and lessons from Snakes and Ladders Elizabeth McClung 2008
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When I cook cornbread, or greens, or pinto beans, or pull up ramps from the still cool, damp springtime earth, I am transported to West Virginia, no matter where I am.
skipvia commented on the word ramps
Good one, rocks. This needs to go on my Southern Season list. So it will...
November 2, 2007
rocksinmypockets commented on the word ramps
That list of yours gets yummier by the word, skipvia.
I just noticed that the link (below) to your list isn't working; I think you need to add the "A" in "A Southern Season" to it.
November 2, 2007
skipvia commented on the word ramps
I've never heard of ramps outside of the Appalachian Mountain areas. Where did you learn this one?
November 2, 2007
skipvia commented on the word ramps
Oh--I fixed the link, too. Wasn't the A; I mistyped the relative link, again. That's three, if anyone's counting.
November 2, 2007
skipvia commented on the word ramps
See also ramson.
November 2, 2007
rocksinmypockets commented on the word ramps
I'm in south central Wisconsin. Ramps grow wild in some of the woodland areas here and just to the northwest of us.
November 2, 2007