rampage definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: violently angry and destructive behavior [syn: rampage, violent disorder] v 1: act violently, recklessly, or destructively Merriam ... often wild or violent behaviour. Phrases and idioms: on the rampage rampaging. Derivatives: rampageous adj. rampager n. Etymology: 18th c., perh. f. RAMP(1) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rampage Ramp"age, n. [See Ramp, v.] Violent or riotous behavior ... of excitement, passion, or debauchery; as, to be on the rampage. [Prov. or Low.] --Dickens. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rampage Ramp"age, v. i. To leap or prance about, ...
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