riot
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈraɪət/
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- At the college event, the excessive drinking led to a rowdy riot that spilled onto the streets.
- a wild riot
Examples
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On the very day of your utmost danger, he filled the house with riot and debauchery.
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Some customers called for a riot.
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And when the people in the kitchen said we're out there was a near riot and wow.
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Everyone who wants to make a riot come on over!!
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That little riot you started, it went on for two days!
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So you know this high school party in Pasadena that turned into a riot, right?
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Food riot in progress.
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The wild party turned into a riot as people danced and laughed loudly, spilling drinks everywhere.
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After the concert, the crowd erupted into a riot, celebrating the band's unexpected encore.
Synonyms
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8.1
A wild party where people drink a lot and have sex with many others
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6.1
Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing
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8.9
A loud, wild party with many people and music
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6.3
A loud happy party with dancing and drinking
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9.9
A wild party with a lot of drinking and loud, out-of-control behavior
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9.9
A wild party with a lot of drinking, dancing, and people having sex
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9.9
A wild party with much drinking and sex
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9.9
A time of wild, noisy partying with much drinking and dancing
A loud party where people drink too much and act wild
A loud wild party where people are noisy and out of control
Idioms
Compounds
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7.0
A violent public fight between different races or ethnic groups that damages places and people
- UK
A former English law that required crowds to leave when a local official read a formal announcement
- Formal
Actions that police or soldiers take to stop and control a violent crowd during a riot
How Wild
Surface Forms
Etymology
Riot (noun) also once meant a wild, noisy party, so a riot can describe a rowdy gathering where people drink, dance and make a lot of noise.