English-Thai Dictionary

rampant

ADJ ซึ่ง ยืน บน ขา หลัง  upright sueng-yuan-bon-ka-lang

 

rampant

ADJ ดุร้าย  ป่าเถื่อน  du-rai

 

rampant

ADJ รุนแรง  ตึงตัง  ซึ่ง อาละวาด  run-rang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAMPANT

a.[See Ramp and Ramble. ] 1. Overgrowing the usual bounds; rank in growth; exuberant; as rampant weeds.
2. Overleaping restraint; as rampant vice.
3. In heraldry, applied to the lion, leopard or other beast, rampant denotes the animal reared and standing on his hind legs, in the posture of climbing. It differs from saliant, which indicates the posture of springing or making a sally.
The lion rampant shakes his brinded mane.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RAMPANT

Ramp "ant, a. Etym: [F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See Ramp, v.]

 

1. Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious. The fierce lion in his kind Which goeth rampant after his prey. Gower.[The ] lion. .. rampant shakes his brinded mane. Milton.

 

2. Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant. The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude. I. Taylor.

 

3. (Her. )

 

Defn: Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking; -- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than the left. Rampant arch. (a ) An arch which has one abutment higher than the other. (b ) Same as Rampant vault, below. -- Rampant gardant (Her. ), rampant, but with the face turned to the front. -- Rampant regardant, rampant, but looking backward. -- Rampant vault (Arch. ), a continuous wagon vault, or cradle vault, whose two abutments are located on an inclined planed plane, such as the vault supporting a stairway, or forming the ceiling of a stairway.

 

RAMPANTLY

RAMPANTLY Ramp "ant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a rampant manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rampant

ramp ant |ˈrampənt ˈræmpənt | ▶adjective 1 (esp. of something unwelcome or unpleasant ) flourishing or spreading unchecked: political violence was rampant | rampant inflation. • (of a person or activity ) violent or unrestrained in action or performance: rampant sex. • (of a plant ) lush in growth; luxuriant: a rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds. 2 [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter (left ) side, with right hind foot and tail raised, unless otherwise specified ): two gold lions rampant. 3 Architecture (of an arch ) springing from a level of support at one height and resting on the other support at a higher level. DERIVATIVES ramp an cy |-pənsē |noun, ramp ant ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as a heraldic term ): from Old French, literally ‘crawling, ’ present participle of ramper (see ramp ). From the original use describing a wild animal, arose the sense ‘fierce, ’ whence the current notion of ‘unrestrained. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

rampant

ram |pant |ˈramp (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 (especially of something unwelcome ) flourishing or spreading unchecked: political violence was rampant | rampant inflation. • unrestrained in action or performance: rampant sex. • (of a plant ) lush in growth; luxuriant: a rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds. 2 [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter side, with right hind foot and tail raised ): two gold lions rampant. DERIVATIVES rampancy noun, rampantly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as a heraldic term ): from Old French, literally ‘crawling ’, present participle of ramper (see ramp ). From the original use describing a wild animal arose the sense ‘fierce ’, whence the current notion of ‘unrestrained ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

rampant

rampant adjective 1 rampant inflation: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread; out of control, out of hand, rife. ANTONYMS controlled. 2 rampant dislike: vehement, strong, violent, forceful, intense, passionate, fanatical. ANTONYMS mild. 3 rampant vegetation: luxuriant, exuberant, lush, rich, riotous, rank, profuse, vigorous; informal jungly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

rampant

rampant adjective 1 the rampant inflation of the mid-1970s: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread, pandemic, epidemic, pervasive; out of control, out of hand, rife, spreading like wildfire. ANTONYMS controlled, under control. 2 that first interested glance had been replaced by one of rampant dislike: vehement, strong, violent, forceful, raging, wild, intense, fanatical, passionate. ANTONYMS mild. 3 rampant vegetation: luxuriant, exuberant, lush, rank, rich, riotous, profuse, lavish, vigorous, productive; informal jungly. 4 Heraldry two large stone pillars surmounted by rampant lions: upright, standing (up ), erect, rearing, vertical, perpendicular, upended, on end.

 

French Dictionary

rampant

rampant , ante adj. adjectif Qui rampe. : La pervenche est une plante rampante. Les serpents sont des animaux rampants.

 

Spanish Dictionary

rampante

rampante adjetivo 1 [animal, león ] Que está en el campo del escudo con la mano abierta y las garras tendidas en actitud de agarrar .2 [persona ] Que es muy ambicioso y trepa sin escrúpulos en la escala social .SINÓNIMO trepador .3 Que crece o asciende .4 arq [arco, bóveda ] Que tiene sus arranques oblicuos o a distinto nivel .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rampant

ram pant /rǽmpənt /形容詞 1 〈犯罪 病気などが 〉はびこっている, 猛威をふるう .2 〈植物が 〉生い茂る .3 〖通例 名詞 の後で 〗〈紋章のライオンなどが 〉後足2本で立っている .r á m pan cy 名詞 ～ly 副詞