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ran wild

ran wild is the simple past of run wild.

Meaning of run wild

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To go unchecked; to be out of control.
    • Run away with me
      Lost souls in revelry (hey)
      Running wild and running free
      Two kids, you and me (hey)2015 March 3, Noah Feldshuh, Casey Harris, Adam Levin, Samuel Harris, Alexander Grant, “Renegades”, in VHS, performed by X Ambassadors
  2. (slang) To run consecutively.
    Synonyms:
    run rampant

Questions about ran wild

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

Words near ran wild in the dictionary

  1. ran up
  2. ran up against
  3. ran up in
  4. ran up in it
  5. ran up on
  6. ran wild
  7. ran with
  8. ran with scissors
  9. ran with the hare and hunted with the hounds
  10. Rana
  11. ranachrome

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