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a·muck    Audio Help   [uh-muhk] Pronunciation Key adverb
–adjective
1.mad with murderous frenzy.
–noun
2.amok.
—Idiom
3.run or go amuck,
a.to rush about in a murderous frenzy: The maniac ran amuck in the crowd, shooting at random.
b.to rush about wildly; lose self-control: When the nightclub caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exits.
[Origin: 1510–20; var. of amok]
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a·muck    Audio Help   (ə-mŭk')  Pronunciation Key 
adv.  
  1. In a frenzy to do violence or kill: rioters running amuck in the streets.
  2. In or into a jumbled or confused state: The plans went amuck.
  3. In or into an uncontrolled state or a state of extreme activity: "This jam-packed area of Honolulu has come to stand for tourist development run amok" (Ila Stanger).

adj.   Crazed with murderous frenzy: amuck troops.


[Malay amok.]

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amuck

adjective
1. frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" 

adverb
1. wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn: amok] 
2. in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: amok] 

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: amuck
variant of AMOK

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: amok
Pronunciation: &-'m&k, -'mäk
Variant: also amuck /-'m&k/
Function: noun
: an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures —amok also amuck adjective or adverb

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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