amuck

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmʌk/
• (Northern England, Ireland) IPA^(key): /əˈmʊk/
• Rhymes: -ʌk

Adverb

amuck

1. Alternative form of amok
   • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles:

     when, like the inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula, they ran amuck, and made it their habit to destroy life […]

Noun

amuck (plural amucks)

1. Alternative form of amok

Derived terms

• run amuck

Anagrams

• Mauck