rampant Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite unrestrained and violent
- rampant aggression
adjective satellite rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
rearing.
- a lion rampant
adjective satellite (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth
- a rampant growth of weeds

F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See Ramp, v.

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.
Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant.
The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude. I. Taylor.
(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.