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amuck

Dictionary definition · amuck

adjective

  1. wildly frenzied and out of control"the soldier was completely amuck"

adverb

  1. wildly; without self-control"when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"
  2. in a murderous frenzy"rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).