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RAMPANT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth
Example:
a rampant growth of weeds
Classified under:
Similar:
abundant (present in great quantity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unrestrained and violent
Example:
rampant aggression
Classified under:
Similar:
uncontrolled (not being under control; out of control)
Derivation:
ramp (behave violently, as if in state of a great anger)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
Example:
a lion rampant
Synonyms:
rampant; rearing
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
erect; upright; vertical (upright in position or posture)
Domain category:
heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
Derivation:
ramp (be rampant)
