Amuck

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  • adverb. In a frenzy to do violence or kill.
  • adverb. In or into a jumbled or confused state.
  • adverb. In or into an uncontrolled state or a state of extreme activity.
  • adjective. Crazed with murderous frenzy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Literally, in a state of murderous frenzy; indiscriminately slaughtering or killing: a term used in the Eastern Archipelago.
  • Hence — To proceed in a blind, headstrong manner, careless of consequences, which are most likely to be disastrous.
  • [Sometimes written in two words, and treated as a noun with the indefinite article.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • In a frenzied and reckless manner.
  • to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of “bhang,” and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In a frantic or frenzied and violent manner; in a confused, jumbled or uncontrolled state.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  • adverb. in a murderous frenzy
  • adverb. wildly; without self-control
  • Word Usage
    "I think they are counting on the press and the distracted public to see "partisanship" running amuck, which is how the Republicans have already positioned themselves for the '06 elections."
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    Words with the same terminal sound
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