run amok
run amok verb: to go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.
Verb
run amok (third-person singular simple present runs amok, present participle running amok, simple past ran amok, past participle run amok)
- To go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.
- Synonyms:
- amok, go berserk, go postal
run amok meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Arabic
run amok in Tamil
- தறிகெட்டோட்டம்
run amok in Malayalam
- get out of control, go berserk, rampage
- കലികൊണ്ടു പാഞ്ഞുനടക്കുക, കലി കൊണ്ടവനെപ്പോലെ ഓടിനടക്കുക, വെകിളിപിടിച്ചോടുക, ചീറിപ്പായുക, കുഴപ്പക്കാരനായിത്തീരുക, അമര്യാദം കൂത്താടുക
run amok in Tagalog
- run amok
- mag-amok, magdilim ang paningin, maghuramentado
run amok in Arabic
- run amok
- جُنَّ junna
More languagesFewer languages
- run amok in Malay
- mengamuk
Synonyms of run amok
Forms of run amok
| third-person singular present | runs amok |
|---|---|
| present participle | running amok |
| past | ran amok |
| past participle | run amok |
| alternative form | run amuck |
Questions about run amok
- What does run amok mean?
- Run amok means to go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.
- What is run amok in Tamil?
- Run amok in Tamil is தறிகெட்டோட்டம். See Run amok meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is run amok?
- Run amok is a verb.
- What is the past tense of run amok?
- The past tense of run amok is ran amok.
Words near run amok in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: run amok (page history and authors); run amok (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); run amok (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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