ramp — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adversity noun Difficult or unfortunate circumstances; hardship.
- catastrophe noun A sudden, large-scale disaster with severe consequences.
- disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
- ramp noun A sloped surface connecting two different levels, allowing movement between them without steps.
Senses
ramp is used for these senses in English:
- adversity (countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
- catastrophe Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- disaster An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- disaster An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
- ramp (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.