rampant

ram·pant

(răm′pənt)

adj.

1. Extending unchecked; unrestrained: a rampant growth of weeds in the neglected yard.

2. Occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rife: a rampant epidemic; rampant corruption in city government.

a. Rearing on the hind legs.

b. Heraldry Rearing on the left hind leg with the forelegs elevated, the right above the left, and usually with the head in profile.

4. Architecture Springing from a support or an abutment that is higher at one side than at the other: a rampant arch.

adv.

In an unrestrained and often menacing manner: vandals running rampant in the city.

[Middle English rampaunt, from Old French rampant, present participle of ramper, to ramp; see ramp².]

ram′pan·cy n.

ram′pant·ly adv.

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rampant

(ˈræmpənt)

adj

1. unrestrained or violent in behaviour, desire, opinions, etc

2. growing or developing unchecked

3. (Heraldry) (postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) standing on the hind legs, the right foreleg raised above the left

4. (Architecture) (of an arch) having one abutment higher than the other

[C14: from Old French ramper to crawl, rear; see ramp]

ˈrampancy n

ˈrampantly adv

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ramp•ant

(ˈræm pənt)

adj.

1. prevailing or unchecked; widespread; rife: a rampant rumor.

2. growing luxuriantly, as weeds.

3. violent in action or spirit; raging; furious.

4. (of an animal) standing on the hind legs; ramping.

5. (of a heraldic animal)

a. having the body upraised on the left hind leg, the head in profile, and one foreleg above the other.

b. rearing in profile upon the hind legs with the forelegs extended.

6. (of an arch or vault) springing at one side from one level of support and resting at the other on a higher level.

[1350–1400; < Old French, present participle of ramper]

ramp′an•cy, n.

ramp′ant•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	rampant - unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression" uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
	2.	rampant - rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant" rearing heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies erect, upright, vertical - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
	3.	rampant - (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth; "a rampant growth of weeds" abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

rampant

adjective

1. widespread, rank, epidemic, prevalent, rife, exuberant, uncontrolled, unchecked, unrestrained, luxuriant, profuse, spreading like wildfire the rampant corruption of the administration

2. unrestrained, wild, violent, raging, aggressive, dominant, excessive, outrageous, out of control, rampaging, out of hand, uncontrollable, flagrant, unbridled, vehement, wanton, riotous, on the rampage, ungovernable rampant civil and military police atrocities

3. lush, rich, luxuriant, profuse lush, rampant vegetation writhing out of the grey granite

4. (Heraldry) upright, standing, rearing, erect a shield with a lion rampant

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Translations

واقِف، مُنْتَصِب على قدميْهِ

přebujelý

um sich greifen

αχαλίνωτος

salvaje

effréné rampant sauvage

sem geisar/stjórnlaus/óheftur

dilagante rampante selvaggio sfrenata sfrenato

手がつけられない

trakojošs

ustyrlig

vymykajúci sa kontrole

yaygın

猖獗

rampant

[ˈræmpənt] ADJ

1. (= uncontrolled) [lust] → desenfrenado; [inflation] → galopante

2. (= prevailing) → difundido, de uso común
anarchism is rampant here → aquí el anarquismo está muy extendido

3. (Bot) (= overgrowing) [flower, plant] → exuberante

4. (Heraldry) the lion rampant → el león rampante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rampant

[ˈræmpənt] adj [disease] → rampant(e); [consumerism, greed, capitalism] → rampant(e); [inflation, speculation] → rampant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rampant

adj

(= unrestrained) plants, growth → üppig, wuchernd attr; heresy, evil, social injustice etc → wild wuchernd attr; inflation → wuchernd, gallopierend; corruption → wuchernd, überhandnehmend, zügellos, ungezügelt; crime → um sich greifend, blühend; the rampant growth of → das Wuchern (+gen); to be rampant → (wild) wuchern; heart disease is rampant in my family → Herzkrankheiten liegen bei uns in der Familie; to run rampant (condition) → um sich greifen; (person) → unbeaufsichtigt herumlaufen

(Her) → (drohend) aufgerichtet; lion rampant → aufgerichteter Löwe

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rampant

[ˈræmpənt] adj

a. (fig) (crime, disease) to be rampant → dilagare

b. (Heraldry) → rampante

rampant

(ˈrӕmpənt) adjective

very common and uncontrolled. Vandalism is rampant in the town.

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