Amok

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Variant of amuck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous
  • ad. In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk
  • n. One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See amuck.
  • Same as amuck (but a form nearer the original). See amuck.
  • n. An affray in which one or more persons (Malays) run amuck. See the quotation.
  • To run amuck (which see).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. in a murderous frenzy
  • adj. frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  • ad. wildly; without self-control
  • Equivalent
    insane   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Buck    Canuck    Chuck    Duck    Gluck    Puck    amuck    bruck    buck    chuck