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Riot

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Noun

1. public violence, riot

a public act of violence by an unruly mob

2. riot, rioting

a state of disorder involving group violence

3. belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow

a joke that seems extremely funny

4. bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Verb

5. riot

take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot

Example Sentences:
'Students were rioting everywhere in 1968'

6. carouse, riot, roister

engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

Example Sentences:
'They were out carousing last night'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Riot

see synonyms of riot
noun
1. 
a. 
a disturbance made by an unruly mob or (in law) three or more persons; tumult or uproar
b. 
(as modifier)
a riot gun
riot police
a riot shield
2. 
boisterous activity; unrestrained revelry
3. 
an occasion of boisterous merriment
4. slang
a person who occasions boisterous merriment
5. 
a dazzling or arresting display
a riot of colour
6. hunting
the indiscriminate following of any scent by hounds
7. archaic
wanton lasciviousness
8.  run riot
verb
9. (intransitive)
to take part in a riot
10. (intransitive)
to indulge in unrestrained revelry or merriment
11. (transitive; foll by away)
to spend (time or money) in wanton or loose living
he has rioted away his life

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Riot

see synonyms of riot
noun
1. 
wild or violent disorder, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; uproar
2. 
a violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
3. 
an unrestrained outburst, as of laughter
4. 
a brilliant, vivid display
a riot of color
5.  Rare
a. 
wild, loose living; debauchery
b. 
unrestrained revelry
c. 
a wild, noisy feast or revel
6.  US, Informal
an extremely amusing person, thing, or event
verb intransitive
7. 
to take part in a tumult or disturbance of the peace
8.  Rare
a. 
to live in a wild, loose manner
b. 
to engage in unrestrained revelry
c. 
to indulge without restraint; revel (in something)
verb transitive
9.  Rare
to waste (money, time, etc.) in disorderly or profligate living

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Riot

see synonyms of riot
n.
1. A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
2. Law A violent disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled for a common purpose.
3. An unrestrained outbreak, as of laughter or passions.
4. A profusion: The garden was a riot of colors in August.
5.
a. Unrestrained merrymaking; revelry.
b. Debauchery.
6. Slang An irresistibly funny person or thing: Isn't she a riot?
v. ri·ot·ed, ri·ot·ing, ri·ots
v.intr.
1. To take part in a riot.
2. To live wildly or engage in uncontrolled revelry.
v.tr.
To waste (money or time) in wild or wanton living: "rioted his life out, and made an end" (Tennyson).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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