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riot noun [ ˈrʌɪət ]

• a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
• "riots broke out in the capital"
Similar: uproar, rampage, furore, tumult, commotion, upheaval, disturbance, street fight, melee, row, scuffle, fracas, fray, affray, brawl, free-for-all, violent disorder, violence, mob violence, street fighting, vandalism, frenzy, mayhem, turmoil, lawlessness, anarchy, wilding,
• an impressively large or varied display of something.
• "the garden was a riot of colour"
Similar: mass, sea, lavish display, splash, extravagance, extravaganza, flourish, show, exhibition,
• a highly amusing or entertaining person or thing.
• "everyone thought she was a riot"

riot verb

• take part in a violent public disturbance.
• "students rioted in Paris"
Similar: rampage, go on the rampage, run riot, take to the streets, fight in the streets, start a fight, raise an uproar, cause an affray, run/go wild, run amok, go berserk, fight, brawl, scuffle, raise hell,
Origin: Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin.

run riot

• behave in a violent and unrestrained way.
"a country where freelance gunmen run riot, looting and hijacking food"



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