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runs wild

runs wild is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 runs wild

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

Words near runs wild in the dictionary

  1. runs up
  2. runs up against
  3. runs up in
  4. runs up in it
  5. runs up on
  6. runs wild
  7. runs with
  8. runs with scissors
  9. runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds
  10. runscorer
  11. runscorers

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