Rampant means wild, out of control, to be up on your hind legs roaring at the world. You don't have to be four legged: "The children ran rampant at the supermarket even though their mother tried to control them."
Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.
Adjective S.
unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression"
v.
Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs;
hence, raging; furious.
v.
Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant.
v.
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.
Rampant
The fierce lion in his kind Which goeth rampant after his prey.
[The] lion . . . rampant shakes his brinded mane.2.
The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude.3.
Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.
Usage Examples
Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.
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Other Usage ExamplesBut the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years.