Ramp \Ramp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Ramping.]

[F. ramper to creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G. raffen to snatch, LG. & D. rapen. See Rap to snatch, and cf. Romp.]

1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.

2. To move by leaps, or by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.

Their bridles they would champ,

And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. --Spenser.

3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up.

With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. --Ray.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Ramp \Ramp\, n.

1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.

The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. --Milton.

2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]

3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.]

--Lyly.

4. [F. rampe.]

(Arch.)
   (a) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.
   (b) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.

5. [F. rampe.]

(Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)