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rampant

ram.pant \'ram-p*nt, -.pant\ aj [ME, fr. MF, prp. of ramper] 1a: rearing 
   upon the hind legs with forelegs extended  of a heraldic beast  1b: 
   standing on one hind foot with one foreleg raised above the other and  the 
   head in profile 2a: marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence 
   of restraint  2b: WIDESPREAD  3: having one impost or abutment higher than 
   the other {a ~ arch> - ram.pant.ly av