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Definition of: rampant
(ram′pənt) adjective
1. Exceeding all bounds; unrestrained; wild.
2. Wide–spread; unchecked, as an erroneous belief or superstition.
3. Standing on the hind legs; rearing; leaping: said of a quadruped.
4. Her. Standing on the sinister hind leg, with both forelegs elevated, the dexter above the sinister, and the head in profile: said of a beast of prey.
5. Archit. Springing from points on an inclined plane. [<OF, ppr. of ramper climb]
—ram′pant·ly adverb
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