run wild

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

run wild (third-person singular simple present runs wild, present participle running wild, simple past ran wild, past participle run wild)

1. (idiomatic) To go unchecked, to be out of control.
2. (prison slang, of prison sentences) To run consecutively.

Synonyms

• run rampant