RAMPANT


Meaning of RAMPANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈram-pənt also ]

-ˌpant adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, present participle of ramper

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended

b. : standing on one hind foot with one foreleg raised above the other and the head in profile — used of a heraldic animal

2.

a. : marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint

rampant rumors

b. : profusely widespread

rampant weeds

• ram·pant·ly adverb

[

rampant 1b: a lion rampant

]

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