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amok adjective, noun, & adverb. , (earliest) amuco, amouco, pl. -os. E16.
[(Portuguese am(o)uco from) Malay amuk fighting furiously, in a homicidal frenzy. See also MUCK noun2.]
A. adjective. In a homicidal frenzy. rare. Only in E16.
b. noun.
A Malay in a homicidal frenzy. M17.
A homicidal frenzy; an act of running amok. M19.
C. adverb. run amok, run about in a frenzied thirst for blood; go on a destructive rampage; rush wildly and heedlessly. L17.