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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ramp•ant /ˈræmpənt/USA pronunciation adj. - growing or spreading steadily and without stopping;
widespread:a rampant rumor; rampant disease.
ramp•ant•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ramp•ant (ram′pənt),USA pronunciation adj. - violent in action or spirit;
raging;
furious:a rampant leopard. - Botanygrowing luxuriantly, as weeds.
- in full sway;
prevailing or unchecked:a rampant rumor. - Zoology(of an animal) standing on the hind legs;
ramping. - Heraldry(of a beast used as a charge) represented in profile facing the dexter side, with the body upraised and resting on the left hind leg, the tail and other legs elevated, the right foreleg highest, and the head in profile unless otherwise specified:a lion rampant.
- Architecture(of an arch or vault) springing at one side from one level of support and resting at the other on a higher level. See illus. under arch 1.
- Old French, present participle of ramper to ramp1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rife, widespread, unrestrained.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rampant /ˈræmpənt/ adj - unrestrained or violent in behaviour, desire, opinions, etc
- growing or developing unchecked
- (postpositive) (of a beast) standing on the hind legs, the right foreleg raised above the left
- (of an arch) having one abutment higher than the other
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French ramper to crawl, rear; see rampˈrampancy n ˈrampantly adv |