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adjective
1.
mad with murderous frenzy.
noun
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Amuck
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
3.
run/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.
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Example Sentences
- The motor-driven mail wagons of this city have run amuck.
- Executive power run amuck is now met with silence or approval.
- There was no malice in his behavior, simply unchecked enthusiasms run amuck.
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World English Dictionary
| amuck (əˈmʌk) | |
| —n, —adv | |
| a variant of amok | |
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Word Origin & History
amuck
17c., var. of amok; treated as a muck by Dryden, Byron, etc., and defended by Fowler, who considered amok didacticism.
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