Definitions for rampant
ˈræm pəntram·pant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rampantadjective

   Etymology: rampant, Fr. from ramp.

   1. Exuberant; overgrowing restraint.

   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.

   2. [In heraldry.]Rampant is when the lion is reared up in the escutcheon, as it were ready to combate with his enemy. Henry Peacham

   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.

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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.

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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.

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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.]

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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.

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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.

Anagrams for rampant »

1. mantrap

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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. Amanda Pasciucco:

   Sexting and sending photos is rampant.

2. Robert Menendez:

   Nicolas Maduro must not be allowed to believe he can hide from this brazen decision to rob the Venezuelan people of their right to a free and fair election, beyond universal condemnation, the international community needs to expand coordinated diplomatic pressure on the Maduro regime, including addressing the rampant criminal activities of Venezuelan officials and the growing refugee crisis stemming from a failed economic model.

3. Greg Schultz:

   We live in an era of increasingly rampant disinformation, and there are only two ways to address this toxic force that is corroding our democracy : responsibly and in a way that serves the public, or irresponsibly and in a nakedly self-serving manner, facebook's malfeasance when it comes to trafficking in blatantly false information is a national crisis in this respect.

4. Anne Bayefsky:

   These same authorities on racism champion the U.N.'s racist Durban Declaration, support the U.N.'s rampant discriminatory treatmentof the Jewish state, and turn a blind eye to modern forms of anti-Semitism. So their sudden concern with anti-Semitism in the United States appears disingenuous, to say the least.

5. Greg Abbott:

   Because the spread is so rampant right now, there's never a reason for you to have to leave your home, unless you do need to go out, the safest place for you is at your home.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rampant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rampant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rampant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampant
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rampant
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rampant
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html