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run amuck

run amuck is the alternative form of run amok.

Meaning of run amok

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.

Forms of run amuck

third-person singular presentruns amuck
present participlerunning amuck
pastran amuck
past participlerun amuck

Questions about run amuck

What is run amuck the alternative form of?
Run amuck is the alternative form of run amok.

Words near run amuck in the dictionary

  1. run against
  2. run aground
  3. run ahead
  4. run along
  5. run amok
  6. run amuck
  7. run an errand
  8. run and gun
  9. run and gunned
  10. run and repeat
  11. run and repeated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: run amuck (page history and authors); run amok (page history and authors). 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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