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ran rampant

ran rampant is the simple past of run rampant.

Meaning of run rampant

Verb

run rampant (third-person singular simple present runs rampant, present participle running rampant, simple past ran rampant, past participle run rampant)

  1. (idiomatic) To go unchecked or without control; to be wild or excessive.
    • The weeds have long run rampant in the garden and it would be difficult to regain control.

Questions about ran rampant

What is ran rampant the simple past of?
Ran rampant is the simple past of run rampant.

Words near ran rampant in the dictionary

  1. ran out on
  2. ran out the clock
  3. ran over
  4. ran past
  5. ran point
  6. ran rampant
  7. ran rings around
  8. ran riot
  9. ran roughshod over
  10. ran scared
  11. ran short

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