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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.

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