English Explanatory Dictionary

rampage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A course of violent, frenzied action.
  2. Wild partying, typically a drinking binge
verb
  1. To move about wildly or violently.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæmpeɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rampage.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-rampage.wav

Word forms

rampage rampages rampaging rampaged

Etymology

From Scots rampage, equivalent to ramp + -age. Perhaps influenced by Middle English rampnen (“to force, ram”), from Old English *hrampian, from Proto-West Germanic *hrampōn (“to obstruct, hinder”), see ramp.

Related words

ramp rampant

Derived words

go on the rampage on the rampage rampageous rampager
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