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Rampant
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What's The Definition Of Rampant?
[adj] unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rampant: uncontrolled Related Terms | Find terms related to Rampant: See Also | Rampant In Webster's Dictionary \Ramp"ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See
{Ramp}, v.]
1. Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs;
hence, raging; furious.
The fierce lion in his kind Which goeth rampant
after his prey. --Gower.
[The] lion . . . rampant shakes his brinded mane.
--Milton.
2. Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant.
The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude. --I.
Taylor.
3. (Her.) Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking;
-- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right
fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than
the left.
{Rampant arch}.
(a) An arch which has one abutment higher than the other.
(b) Same as {Rampant vault}, below.
{Rampant gardant} (Her.), rampant, but with the face turned
to the front.
{Rampant regardant}, rampant, but looking backward.
{Rampant vault} (Arch.), a continuous wagon vault, or cradle
vault, whose two abutments are located on an inclined
planed plane, such as the vault supporting a stairway, or
forming the ceiling of a stairway.
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