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Bump vs Ramp - What's the difference?

bump | ramp |

As nouns the difference between bump and ramp

is that bump is a light blow or jolting collision while ramp is an inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.

As verbs the difference between bump and ramp

is that bump is to knock against or run into with a jolt while ramp is to behave violently; to rage.

As a proper noun Bump

is {{surname|lang=en}.

bump

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A light blow or jolting collision.
  • The sound of such a collision.
  • A protuberance on a level surface.
  • A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
  • * Shakespeare
  • It had upon its brow / A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone.
  • One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind.
  • the bump''' of veneration; the '''bump of acquisitiveness
  • (rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
  • The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
  • (Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
  • A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
  • US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings.
  • (slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
  • The noise made by the bittern; a boom.
  • A coarse cotton fabric.
  • A training match for a fighting dog.
  • Derived terms

    * bump and grind * bump in the road * bumpity * bumpy * fist bump * razor bump * speed bump * things that go bump in the night

    Verb

  • To knock against or run into with a jolt.
  • To move up or down by a step.
  • I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
  • (Internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
  • (chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
  • * 1916 , Albert Prescott Mathews, Physiological chemistry
  • Heat until the liquid bumps , then reduce the heat and continue the boiling for 1½ hours.
  • To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
  • * 2005 , Lois Jones, EasyJet: the story of Britain's biggest low-cost airline (page 192)
  • Easyjet said the compensation package for passengers bumped off flights was 'probably the most flawed piece of European legislation in recent years'...
  • To move the time of a scheduled event.
  • * 2010 , Nancy Conner, Matthew MacDonald, Office 2010: The Missing Manual , p. 332:
  • A colleague emails with news that her 4:30 meeting got bumped to 3:30.
  • (archaic) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
  • * Dryden
  • as a bittern bumps within a reed

    Derived terms

    * bump and grind * bump into * bump off * bump up * English 4chan slang ----

    ramp

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) rampe, back-formation of (etyl) ramper, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
  • A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
  • (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
  • (aviation) A place where an aircraft parks, next to a terminal, for loading and unloading (see also apron)
  • (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
  • A speed bump
  • Derived terms

    * boat ramp

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To behave violently; to rage.
  • To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
  • * Spenser
  • Their bridles they would champ, / And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp .
  • To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
  • * Ray
  • With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height.
  • To stand in a rampant position. (rfex)
  • To change value, often at a steady rate
  • * 2007 , Sean Meyn, Control Techniques for Complex Networks (page 285)
  • If Q(t)'' < ''qp'' then primary generation ramps up at maximal rate, subject to the constraint that ''Q(t) does not exceed this threshold.
  • * 2011 , Sheng Liu, Yong Liu, Modeling and Simulation for Microelectronic Packaging Assembly
  • The forces are ramped down gradually to ensure that element removal has a smooth effect on the model.

    Derived terms

    * ramp up

    Etymology 2

    See ramson.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An American plant, , related to the onion; a wild leek.
  • *
  • (Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
  • Synonyms
    * (Allium triococcum) ramps, rams, ramson, ramsons, wild leek

    See also

    * buckram

    Anagrams

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