climb vs ramp

climb and ramp both are nouns.

climb and ramp both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climb	Yes	No	Yes	No
ramp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ramp is a hyponym of climb; that is, ramp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climb:

climb: go upward with gradual or continuous progress
ramp: creep up -- used especially of plants

Other hyponyms of climb include scale, escalade, mountaineer, ride.

climb (noun)	ramp (noun)
the act of climbing something	an inclined surface connecting two levels
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)	a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)	North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

climb (verb)	ramp (verb)
go up or advance	stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
increase in value or to a higher point	creep up -- used especially of plants
improve one's social status	be rampant
go upward with gradual or continuous progress	furnish with a ramp
move with effort, by grasping	behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
slope upward

Difference between climb and ramp

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