rampant

ram·pant  (rmpnt) 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. 3. 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. [Middle English rampaunt, from Old French rampant, present participle of ramper, to ramp; see ramp2.] rampan·cy n. rampant·ly adv.

rampant

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rampant [ˈræmpənt]

adj

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

2. growing or developing unchecked

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

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (of an arch) having one abutment higher than the other

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

rampancy  n

rampantly  adv

Thesaurus

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"

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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

Translations

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

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

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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

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rampant [ˈræmpənt] adj

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

b. (Heraldry) → rampante

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rampant

adj rampant [ˈrӕmpənt]

very common and uncontrolled Vandalism is rampant in the town. baie algemeen, onbeheerbaar واقِف، مُنْتَصِب على قدميْهِ ширещ се přebujelý udbredt um sich greifen διαδεδομένος, ανεξέλεγκτος desenfrenado, incontrolable; galopante ohjeldamatu شایع؛ منتشر شده؛ فراوان rehottava qui sévit “מִשתוֹלֵל” आम एवं अनियंत्रित neobuzdan, vrlo raširen féktelen tak terkendali sem geisar/stjórnlaus/óheftur (che dilaga) はびこる 만연하는 paplitęs, siaučiantis trakojošs berleluasa hoogtij vierend, door het dolle heen utbredt; ustyrlig nieokiełznany, panoszący się desenfreado scăpat de sub control безудержный vymykajúci sa kontrole razmahnjen nekontrolisan ohejdad, grasserande อาละวาด yaygın 猖獗 дуже поширений شدید tràn lan 猖獗