Rant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rant n a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion Synonym(s): harangue, rant, ranting pompous or pretentious talk or writing Synonym(s): bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah v talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Runt \Runt\, n. [Written also {rant}.] [Scot. runt an old cow, an old, withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, the trunk of a tree; cf. D. rund a bullock, an ox or cow, G. rind. Cf. {Rother}, a.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier. 3. A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously. Before I buy a bargain of such runts, I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em. --Beau. & Fl. 4. The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rant \Rant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ranted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ranting}.] [OD. ranten, randen, to dote, to be enraged.] To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher. Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes! --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rant \Rant\, n. High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics. This is a stoical rant, without any foundation in the nature of man or reason of things. --Atterbury.