1. in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner
Usage: typically used in the phrase ‘run amuck’; variant spelling of ‘amok’

Examples

• The children ran amuck through the house during the party.
• When the fire alarm went off, panic ran amuck in the building.
• The protesters ran amuck in the streets after the verdict.
• His imagination ran amuck as he wrote the fantasy novel.
• The virus spread amuck through the computer network.
• Traffic ran amuck during the snowstorm.