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runs amok

runs amok is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about runs amok

What is runs amok the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs amok is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run amok.

Words near runs amok in the dictionary

  1. runs after
  2. runs against
  3. runs aground
  4. runs ahead
  5. runs along
  6. runs amok
  7. runs amuck
  8. runs an errand
  9. runs and guns
  10. runs and repeats
  11. runs around

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