amok adj : in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {berserk}, {demoniac}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}] adv 1: wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn: {amuck}] 2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: {amuck}, {murderously}]