RAMPAGE


Meaning of RAMPAGE in English

I. ram ‧ page 1 /ræmˈpeɪdʒ, ˈræmpeɪdʒ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Perhaps from ramp 'to act or move wildly' (14-21 centuries) , from French ramper ; ⇨ ↑ rampant ]

to rush about in groups, acting in a wild or violent way

rampage through

Drunken football fans rampaged through the streets.

II. rampage 2 BrE AmE noun

on the rampage rushing about in a wild and violent way, often causing damage:

gangs of youths on the rampage

Rioters went on the rampage through the town.

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