amuck
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9.9
- adverb
- /əˈmʌk/
- Helen's gone for one day and you're running amuck.
Examples
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Now you're really running amuck.
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We got a flash that there's a maniac running amuck up there.
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You blew it out when Dad was MIA, damage was done, things went amuck, I get it.
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He will run amuck some day.
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Muscle men amuck in the town your forebearers built.
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Oh, you can walk the straight and narrow But with a little bit of luck You'll run amuck
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He ran amuck... ...and killed his family with an ax.
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The children were running amuck at the park, laughing and playing without a care in the world.
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Once the teachers left the room, the students began to act amuck, shouting and throwing paper.
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After the thunderstorm, the dog ran amuck in the backyard, digging holes and barking excitedly.
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How Wild
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amuck comes from the Malay word amuk, which means 'to attack in a violent or wild way'. So, to run amuck is to act suddenly and without control, like someone rushing about in a wild, dangerous way.