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amuck
a·muck A0261000 (ə-mŭk′)adv. & adj. Variant of amok.amuck (əˈmʌk) n, adv a variant of amoka•muck (əˈmʌk)
adj. 1. mad with murderous frenzy. n. 2. amok. adv. 3. run or go amuck or amok, a. to rush about in a murderous frenzy. b. to go or rush about wildly; be out of control. Idiom. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  amuck - frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" | | Adv. | 1. |  amuck - wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"amok | | 2. |  amuck - in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"amok, murderously |
amuck also amok
adjectiveOut of control:runaway, uncontrolled.Idioms: out of hand, running wild.Translationsamuck
go amuck1. To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be or become crazy or chaotic. We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but they all started going amuck as soon as they got here. The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls went amuck through the streets.2. To become bad or go awry; to get out of control; to go haywire. This whole operation has gone amuck. I don't know how we can be expected to finish by the deadline under these conditions.3. dated To rush around in a violent, murderous frenzy. (Note: This is the phrase's original specific meaning, taken from Malay. "Amuck" is an older alternative spelling of "amok," which is preferred today.) Fueled by alcohol and cocaine, Dave went amuck when his wife told him she'd been seeing someone else. Luckily, a neighbor called the police when they heard such a commotion.See also: amuck, gorun amuck1. To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be or become crazy or chaotic. We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but they all started running amuck as soon as they got here. The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls ran amuck through the streets.2. To become bad or go awry; to get out of control; to go haywire. This whole operation has run amuck. I don't know how we can be expected to finish under the deadline in these conditions.3. dated To rush around in a violent, murderous frenzy. (Note: This is the phrase's original specific meaning, taken from Malay. "Amuck" is an older alternative spelling of "amok," which is preferred today.) Fueled by alcohol and cocaine, Dave ran amuck when his wife told him she'd been seeing someone else. Luckily, a neighbor called the police when they heard such a commotion.See also: amuck, runrun amok1. To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be crazy or chaotic. We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but as soon as they all got here they started running amok. The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls ran amok through the streets.2. To become bad or go awry; to get out of control; to go haywire. This whole operation has run amok. I don't know how we can be expected to finish under the deadline in these conditions.3. dated To rush around in a violent, murderous frenzy. This is the phrase's original meaning, taken from Malay. "Amok" also has an older alternative spelling, "amuck." Members of the warrior clan were known to run amok on the battlefield in a bloodthirsty frenzy.See also: amok, runrun amok and run amuckto go awry; to go bad; to turn bad; to go into a frenzy. (From a Malay word meaning to run wild in a violent frenzy.) Our plan ran amok. He ran amuck early in the school year and never quite got back on the track.See also: amok, runrun amokAlso, run riot or wild . Behave in a frenzied, out-of-control, or unrestrained manner. For example, I was afraid that if I left the toddler alone she would run amok and have a hard time calming down , or The weeds are running riot in the lawn, or The children were running wild in the playground. Amok comes from a Malay word for "frenzied" and was adopted into English, and at first spelled amuck, in the second half of the 1600s. Run riot dates from the early 1500s and derives from an earlier sense, that is, a hound's following an animal scent. Run wild alludes to an animal reverting to its natural, uncultivated state; its figurative use dates from the late 1700s. See also: amok, runrun amok behave uncontrollably and disruptively. Amok , formerly also spelt amuck , comes from the Malay word amuk , meaning ‘in a homicidal frenzy’, in which sense it was first introduced into English in the early 16th century. 1990 New York Review of Books Hersh's article is sensationalism run amok. It does no credit to him or to The New York Times Magazine . See also: amok, runrun aˈmok behave in a wild or uncontrolled way: The crowd ran amok through the city streets when they heard their leaders had been killed. Amok comes from the Malay word for ‘attack fiercely’.See also: amok, runrun amok (ˈrən əˈmək) in. to go awry. (From a Malay word meaning to run wild in a violent frenzy.) Our plan ran amok. See also: amok, runMedicalSeeamokamuck
Related to amuck: Run amuckSynonyms for amuckadj out of controlSynonymsSynonyms for amuckadj frenzied as if possessed by a demonSynonyms- amok
- berserk
- demoniac
- demoniacal
- possessed
Related Wordsadv wildlySynonymsadv in a murderous frenzySynonyms |