Definitions
(of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth
Word origin
From Middle English rampand, rampend, present participle of rampen (“to rise by climbing, shoot up, sprout, sty, ascend”), from Old French ramper (“to creep, climb”) (see below), equivalent to ramp + -and or ramp + -ant. Recorded since 1382, "standing on the hind legs" (as in heraldry), later, "fierce, ravenous" (1387). Compare Scots rampand (“rampant”).
Used in a sentence
“The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement.”
“‘I forget your coat of arms.’ ‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’”
“little pieces of moustache on his upper lip, like a pair of minnows rampant”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Unchecked growth”7 letters
02“Spreading unchecked”7 letters
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