rampant
Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extendedRearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
» There are many latent gays among rampant homophobes.
Среди ярых гомофобов много латентных геев.
Серед ярих гомофобів багато латентних ґеїв.
Meaning
5 sensesRearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement.
rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.
sich aufbäumend
стоя́щий на за́дних ла́пахstojáščij na zádnix lápax
Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane.
Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
Weeds are rampant in any neglected garden.
zügellos
неи́стовыйneístovyj, безу́держныйbezúderžnyj, я́рыйjáryj
unrestrained and violent
Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.
There was rampant corruption in the city.
ungezügelt
неистовыйneistovyj, угрожа́ющийugrožájuščij
Examples
12 sentencesThere are many latent gays among rampant homophobes.
Серед ярих гомофобів багато латентних ґеїв.
ruСреди ярых гомофобов много латентных геев.
Ivy is a rampant, vining plant.
The rampant sickness spread to many countries.
Starvation and disease were rampant among the lowest classes.
deHunger und Krankheit grassierten in den untersten Schichten der Gesellschaft.
Fiscal austerity is considered to be an answer to the rampant inflation.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English rampand, rampend, present participle of rampen (“to rise by climbing,From Middle English rampand, rampend, present participle of rampen (“to rise by climbing, shoot up, sprout, sty, ascend”), from Old French ramper (“to creep, climb”) (see below), equivalent to ramp + -and or ramp + -ant. Recorded since 1382, "standing on the hind legs" (as in heraldry), later, "fierce, ravenous" (1387). Compare Scots rampand (“rampant”).
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Forms
more rampant, most rampant| Comparative | more rampant Lesson |
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| Superlative | most rampant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile:rearing
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form