Hill vs Ramp - What's the difference?
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An elevated location smaller than a mountain.
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A sloping road.
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(label) A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
(label) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
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(label) The pitcher’s mound.
To form into a heap or mound.
To heap or draw earth around plants.
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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
To behave violently; to rage.
To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
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To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
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To stand in a rampant position. (rfex)
To change value, often at a steady rate
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An American plant, , related to the onion; a wild leek.
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(Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
Ramp is a synonym of hill.
As nouns the difference between hill and ramp
is that hill is an elevated location smaller than a mountain while ramp is an inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.As verbs the difference between hill and ramp
is that hill is to form into a heap or mound while ramp is to behave violently; to rage.As a proper noun Hill
is Capitol Hill; the US Congress.hill
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(wikipedia hill)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* downhill * dunghill * head for the hills * hilly * hilling * hillock * hill of beans * hillside * hill station * king of the hill * over the hill * uphillExternal links
*Verb
(en verb)ramp
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) rampe, back-formation of (etyl) ramper, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* boat rampVerb
(en verb)- Their bridles they would champ, / And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp .
- With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height.
- If Q(t)'' < ''qp'' then primary generation ramps up at maximal rate, subject to the constraint that ''Q(t) does not exceed this threshold.
- The forces are ramped down gradually to ensure that element removal has a smooth effect on the model.