run amuck
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amok or amuck (əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk, əˈmʌk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays |
| —adv | |
| 2. | run amok to run about with or as if with a frenzied desire to kill |
| [C17: from Malay amoq furious assault] | |
| amuck or amuck | |
| —n | |
| —adv | |
| [C17: from Malay amoq furious assault] | |
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Run amuck
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| amuck (əˈmʌk) | |
| —n, —adv | |
| a variant of amok | |
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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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