amok

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Adverb

1. Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
2. In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.

Noun

1. One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
2. The act of running amok.

Verb

1. Synonym of run amok.

Noun

1. A kind of Southeast Asian curry steamed in banana leaves native to Cambodia.

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