释义 |
View usage for: run wild in British Englisha. to grow without cultivation or care b. to behave without restraint See full dictionary entry for wildrun wild in American English to grow, exist, or behave without control See full dictionary entry for wild Examples of 'run wild' in a sentencerun wild "He couldn't get a complete grasp of its size because the vegetation around it had been left to run wild.You always have a ground wire to channel the electrical current so it doesn't run wild and do damage. Synonyms of 'run wild'grow unchecked, spread, ramble, straggle go on the rampage, stray, rampage, run riot More Synonyms of run wild The front garden is running wild. Definition to behave without restraint The sheep had run wild. Synonyms go on the rampage stray cut loose run free kick over the traces be undisciplined abandon all restraint See wildAdditional synonymsDefinition to walk for relaxation, sometimes with no particular direction freedom to ramble across the moors Synonyms walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Australian), perambulate, stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate Definition to rush about violently He used a sword to defend his shop from a rampaging mob. Synonyms go berserk, tear, storm, rage, run riot, run amok, run wild, go ballistic (slang), go ape (slang), go apeshit (slang, US) Definition to behave without restraint Rampaging prisoners ran riot through the jail. Synonyms rampage, go wild, be out of control, raise hell, let yourself go, break or cut loose, throw off all restraint - run something or someone down
- run the show
- run through something
- run wild
- run-in
- run-up
- runaway
Additional synonymsDefinition to linger behind or wander from a main line or part They came straggling up the cliff road. Synonyms trail, drift, wander, range, lag, stray, roam, ramble, rove, loiter, string out |