From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rampant \Ramp"ant\ (r[a^]mp"ant), adjective [F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See {Ramp}, v.]
1. Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.
The fierce lion in his kind Which goeth rampant after his prey. --Gower.
[The] lion . . . rampant shakes his brinded mane. --Milton.
2. Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant.
The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude. --I. Taylor.
3. (Her.) Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking; -- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than the left.
{Rampant arch}. (a) An arch which has one abutment higher than the other. (b) Same as {Rampant vault}, below.
{Rampant gardant} (Her.), rampant, but with the face turned to the front.
{Rampant regardant}, rampant, but looking backward.
{Rampant vault} (Arch.), a continuous wagon vault, or cradle vault, whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane, such as the vault supporting a stairway, or forming the ceiling of a stairway.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression"
2: rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant" [syn: {rampant(ip)}, {rearing}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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