ramp vs posture

posture vs ramp

ramp and posture both are nouns.

ramp and posture both are verbs.

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

As verbs, posture is a hypernym of ramp; that is, posture is a word with a broader meaning than ramp:

ramp: be rampant
posture: assume a posture as for artistic purposes

Other hypernyms of ramp include model, pose, sit.

ramp (noun)	posture (noun)
an inclined surface connecting two levels	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft	characteristic way of bearing one's body
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers	capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
	a rationalized mental attitude

ramp (verb)	posture (verb)
stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
creep up -- used especially of plants	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
be rampant
furnish with a ramp
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

Difference between ramp and posture

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