Definitions for rampantˈræm pənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ramp•antˈræm pənt(adj.)
prevailing or unchecked; widespread; rife:
a rampant rumor.
growing luxuriantly, as weeds.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Botany
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious.
(of an animal) standing on the hind legs; ramping.
Category: Zoology
(of a heraldic animal) having the body upraised on the left hind leg, the head in profile, and one foreleg above the other. rearing in profile upon the hind legs with the forelegs extended.
Category: Heraldry
(of an arch or vault) springing at one side from one level of support and resting at the other on a higher level.
Category: Architecture
Origin of rampant:
1350–1400; < OF, prp. of ramper
ramp′ant•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
rampant(adj)
unrestrained and violent
"rampant aggression"
rampant(ip), rearing(adj)
rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
"a lion rampant"
rampant(adj)
(of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth
"a rampant growth of weeds"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rampant(adjective)ˈræm pənt
uncontrolled an in many places
Fraud is rampant in the industry.
Wiktionary
rampant(Adjective)
rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended
The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement
rampant(Adjective)
: rearing on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.
rampant(Adjective)
tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other.
rampant(Adjective)
unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
Weeds are rampant in any neglected garden.
rampant(Adjective)
rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.
There was rampant corruption in the city.
Webster Dictionary
Rampant(u)
ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious
Rampant(u)
ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant
Rampant(u)
rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking; -- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than the left
Translations for rampant
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- baie algemeen, onbeheerbaarAfrikaans
- واقِف، مُنْتَصِب على قدميْهِArabic
- ширещ сеBulgarian
- desenfreadoPortuguese (BR)
- přebujelýCzech
- um sich greifenGerman
- udbredtDanish
- διαδεδομένος, ανεξέλεγκτοςGreek
- desenfrenado, incontrolable; galopanteSpanish
- ohjeldamatuEstonian
- شایع؛ منتشر شده؛ فراوانFarsi
- rehottavaFinnish
- qui sévitFrench
- “מִשתוֹלֵל”Hebrew
- आम एवं अनियंत्रितHindi
- neobuzdan, vrlo raširenCroatian
- féktelenHungarian
- tak terkendaliIndonesian
- sem geisar/stjórnlaus/óhefturIcelandic
- (che dilaga)Italian
- はびこるJapanese
- 만연하는Korean
- paplitęs, siaučiantisLithuanian
- trakojošsLatvian
- berleluasaMalay
- hoogtij vierend, door het dolle heenDutch
- utbredt; ustyrligNorwegian
- nieokiełznany, panoszący sięPolish
- شایع؛ منتشر شده؛ فراوانPersian
- ژرخپريدونكى (لكه سارى ناروغى) بى كنټروله وده كوونكىPashto
- desenfreadoPortuguese
- scăpat de sub controlRomanian
- безудержныйRussian
- vymykajúci sa kontroleSlovak
- razmahnjenSlovenian
- nekontrolisanSerbian
- ohejdad, grasserandeSwedish
- อาละวาดThai
- yaygınTurkish
- 猖獗Chinese (Trad.)
- дуже поширенийUkrainian
- شدیدUrdu
- tràn lanVietnamese
- 猖獗Chinese (Simp.)
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