rampage

rampage
{{11}}rampage (n.) 1861, from RAMPAGE (Cf. rampage) (v.).
{{12}}rampage (v.) 1715, in Scottish, probably from M.E. verb ramp "rave, rush wildly about" (c.1300), especially of beasts rearing on their hind legs, as if climbing, from O.Fr. ramper (see RAMP (Cf. ramp), also Cf. RAMPANT (Cf. rampant)). Related: Rampaged; rampaging.

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