RAMPAGE


Meaning of RAMPAGE in English

noun , verb

■ noun

/ ˈræmpeɪdʒ; NAmE / [ usually sing. ] a sudden period of wild and violent behaviour, often causing damage and destruction :

Gangs of youths went on the rampage in the city yesterday.

■ verb

/ ræmˈpeɪdʒ; ˈræmpeɪdʒ/ [ v + adv. / prep. ] ( of people or animals ) to move through a place in a group, usually breaking things and causing damage

SYN run amok :

a herd of rampaging elephants

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: perhaps based on the verb ramp and the noun rage .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.