rampant

rampant
a, rampant, o adj. rampante ; en pente, inclinée ; servile ; hérald. > leon rampant : lion rampant se dirigeant vers la dextre de l'écu, une patte au sol, les trois autres levées

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  • rampant — rampant, ante [ rɑ̃pɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1115; de ramper I ♦ Vx Qui grimpe (cf. Ramper, étym.). (XIVe) Blas. Animaux rampants, cabrés, figurés debout, pattes en avant (opposé à passant). ⇒ effaré …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • rampant — rampant, ante (ran pan, pan t ) adj. 1°   Qui rampe, en parlant des animaux. •   Un insecte rampant qui ne vit qu à demi, BOILEAU Sat. VIII. •   Non, tu n es pas un aigle, ont crié les serpents.... Et déjà sur le dos de ces monstres rampants Du… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Rampant — Ramp ant (r[a^]mp ant), a. [F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See {Ramp}, v.] 1. Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious. [1913 Webster] The fierce lion in his kind Which goeth rampant after his prey. Gower.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rampant — Rampant …   Википедия

  • rampant — RAMPÁNT, Ă, rampanţi, te, adj. (Rar; despre suprafeţe) Înclinat. – Din fr. rampant. Trimis de LauraGellner, 03.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  rampánt adj. m., pl. rampánţi; f. sg. rampántă, pl. ramp …   Dicționar Român

  • rampant — Rampant, [ramp]ante. adj. v. Qui rampe. Animal rampant. fortune rampante. ame rampante. style rampant. esprit rampant. En termes d armoiries on dit, Lion rampant, pour dire, Un Lyon qui est representé comme montant. Il est opposé à Lyon passant …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Rampant — may refer to: * Rampant (heraldry), an attitude in heraldry. * An album by Scottish rock band Nazareth; see: Rampant . * A fictional condition in Bungie s Marathon video games, see Rampancy …   Wikipedia

  • rampant — UK US /ˈræmpənt/ adjective ► used to describe something bad that gets worse very quickly and in an uncontrolled way: »Corruption and fraud are rampant in the war stricken area. »rampant inflation/commercialism/consumerism …   Financial and business terms

  • rampant — (adj.) late 14c., standing on the hind legs (as a heraldic lion often does), thus, also, fierce, ravenous (late 14c.), from O.Fr. rampant, prp. of ramper to creep, climb (see RAMPAGE (Cf. rampage) (v.)). Sense of growing without check (in running …   Etymology dictionary

  • rampant — [ram′pənt] adj. [ME < OFr, prp. of ramper: see RAMP2] 1. growing luxuriantly; flourishing [rampant plants] 2. spreading unchecked; widespread; rife 3. violent and uncontrollable in action, manner, speech, etc. 4. Archit. having one abutment… …   English World dictionary

  • rampant — I adjective dominant, everywhere, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, ferox, flourishing, growing, irrepressible, overabundant, prevalent, prolific, rife, spreading, superbire, unchecked, uncontrolled, unrestrained, unstopped, widespread, wild II… …   Law dictionary

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