riot /rīˈət/

1. Wild revelry
2. Debauchery
3. Loose living
4. Unrestrained squandering or indulgence
5. Tumult
6. A great, usu boisterous, success
7. A disturbance of the peace by a crowd (legally three or more)
8. A striking display of colour, etc
9. A wildly enjoyable or amusing event or occasion (slang)
10. A hilarious person (slang)

1. To take part or indulge in riot
2. To revel

rīˈoter noun

rīˈoting noun

rīˈotise /-is, -ēz or -īz/ or rīˈotize /-īz/ noun (obsolete)

Riot, extravagance

rīˈotous adjective

rīˈotously adverb

rīˈotousness noun

rīˈotry noun

Riot Act noun

1. A statute designed to prevent riotous assemblies
2. A form of words read as a warning to rioters to disperse

riot agent noun

A chemical substance such as tear gas used to control or disperse rioters

riot girl or riot grr(r)l noun

A young woman who plays or enjoys an aggressively feminist style of punk rock music

riot police noun

Police specially equipped with riot gear (shields, tear gas grenades, etc) for dealing with rioting crowds

read the riot act (figurative)

To give vehement warning that something must stop

run riot

To act or grow without restraint

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• airing
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