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Definitions for rampant
ˈræm pəntram·pant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rampantadjective

    unrestrained and violent

    "rampant aggression"

  2. rampant(ip), rearingadjective

    rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

    "a lion rampant"

  3. rampantadjective

    (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth

    "a rampant growth of weeds"

Wiktionary

  1. rampantadjective

    rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended

    The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement

  2. rampantadjective

    rearing on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.

  3. rampantadjective

    tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other.

  4. rampantadjective

    unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.

    Weeds are rampant in any neglected garden.

  5. rampantadjective

    rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.

    There was rampant corruption in the city.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Rampantadjective

    Etymology: rampant, Fr. from ramp.

    The foundation of this behaviour towards persons set apart for the service of God, can be nothing else but atheism; the growing rampant sin of the times. South.

    The seeds of death grow up, till, like rampant weeds, they choak the tender flower of life. Clarissa.

    If a lion were the proper coat of Judah, yet were it not probable a lion rampant, but couchant or dormant. Brown.

    The lion rampant shakes his brinded mane. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. rampant

    In heraldry, the term attitude describes the position in which a figure (animal or human) is emblazoned as a charge, a supporter, or as a crest. The attitude of a heraldic figure always precedes any reference to the tincture of the figure and its parts. Some attitudes apply only to predatory beasts, exemplified by the beast most usual to heraldry — the heraldic lion; other terms apply to docile animals, such as the doe, usually emblazoned as a "hind". Other heraldic attitudes, such as volant, describe the positions of birds, exemplified by the bird most usual to heraldry — the heraldic eagle; moreover, birds also are described by the positions of their wings. The term naiant (swimming) applies to fish, swans, ducks, and geese. The term segreant is applied to the griffin, as an approximation of rampant, and is applied to the dragon. Animal figures are positioned in profile, facing dexter (the viewer's left), and persons are shown affronté (facing the viewer), but the blazon might specify other attitudes.

ChatGPT

  1. rampant

    Rampant refers to something, often an undesirable or harmful event or process, that is flourishing, spreading, increasing, or getting out of control quickly and without restriction. It can also describe an animal that is represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air, in heraldry.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rampant

    ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious

  2. Rampant

    ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant

  3. Rampant

    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

  4. Etymology: [F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See Ramp, v.]

Wikidata

  1. Rampant

    Rampant is the fifth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1974. It was their third and to be the last LP produced by Roger Glover.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. rampant

    (Fr., literally, “raging”). In heraldry, an epithet applied to a lion or other beast of prey when placed erect on the two hind-legs, with only one of the fore-legs elevated, the head being seen in profile. When the face is turned toward the spectator, the attitude is called rampant gardant, and when the head is turned backwards, rampant regardant. A lion counter-rampant is one rampant towards the sinister, instead of towards the dexter, the usual attitude. Two lions rampant contrariwise in saltire, are sometimes also said to be counter-rampant.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rampant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rampant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of rampant in a Sentence

  1. Tom McClintock:

    We're … 18 years now farther down that road to ruin. The impact of these policies of the left has been very consistent, wherever they seize control, you see failing schools, skyrocketing taxes, rampant homelessness, rising violent crime, skyrocketing housing prices, skyrocketing energy prices, fleeing businesses and ultimately people leaving.

  2. Letitia James:

    Bots and other fake accounts have been running rampant on social media platforms, often stealing real people's identities to carry out fraud, we are sending a clear message that anyone profiting off of deception and impersonation is breaking the law and will be held accountable.

  3. Hillel Neuer:

    The resolution talks about so-called violations by the Israeli military on Palestinian schools, but it doesn’t mention rampant incitement to terrorism in Palestinian schools run by UNRWA.

  4. Amanda Pasciucco:

    Sexting and sending photos is rampant.

  5. Avinash Kar:

    There is no doubt that drug-resistant infections are on the rise. While CDC's estimates have improved, they remain conservative, solving antibiotic resistance will require ending the rampant overuse of these drugs in livestock. Until then, these lifesaving drugs will increasingly fail when sick people need them—and, as CDC recognized, 'everyone is at risk,'.

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Translations for rampant

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  • zügellosGerman
  • ασυγκράτητος, αχαλίνωτοςGreek
  • شایعPersian
  • rehottavaFinnish
  • effréné, rampantFrench
  • ar a ingne deiridhIrish
  • merajalelaIndonesian
  • sfrenato, rampante, sfrenataItalian
  • 手がつけられないJapanese
  • 유행하는Korean
  • erectusLatin
  • буенMacedonian
  • hellend, woekerend, ongebreideld, steigerend, ongecontroleerdDutch
  • безудержный, угрожать, ярый, буйный, стоящий на задних лапах, неистовыйRussian
  • hejdlös, ohejdad, otyglad, vild, grasserande, stegrandeSwedish
  • 猖獗Chinese

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