RAMPAGE

rampage, violent disorder

(noun) violently angry and destructive behavior

rampage

(verb) act violently, recklessly, or destructively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rampage (plural rampages)

A course of violent, frenzied action.

Verb

rampage (third-person singular simple present rampages, present participle rampaging, simple past and past participle rampaged)

To move about wildly or violently.

Source: Wiktionary


Ramp"age, n. Etym: [See Ramp, v.]

Definition: Violent or riotous behavior; a state of excitement, passion, or debauchery; as, to be on the rampage. [Prov. or Low.] Dickens.

Ramp"age, v. i.

Definition: To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to rage. [Prov. or Low]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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