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ri·ot  (rt)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, dispute, from rioter, to quarrel, perhaps from ruire, to roar, from Latin rgre.]

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riot·er n.

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riot

Noun

1. a disturbance made by an unruly mob

2. Brit, Austral & NZ an occasion of lively enjoyment

3. a dazzling display: the pansies provided the essential riot of colour

4. Slang a very amusing person or thing

5. read the riot act to reprimand severely

6. run riot

a. to behave without restraint

b. (of plants) to grow profusely

Verb

to take part in a riot [Old French riote dispute]

rioter n
rioting n

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Riot an unrestrained outburst; an uncontrollable company or assemblage of persons, 1400.

Examples: riot of laughter; of Romans, 1400; of students—Madden; of words.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	riot - a public act of violence by an unruly mob public violence violence, force - an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" race riot - a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
	2.	riot - a state of disorder involving group violence rioting disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order
	3.	riot - a joke that seems extremely funny     howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, scream gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
	4.	riot - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, bacchanal, orgy revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking
Verb	1.	riot - take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968" rampage - act violently, recklessly, or destructively
	2.	riot - engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night" carouse, roister jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up, revel - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"

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riot

noun 1. disturbance, row, disorder, confusion, turmoil, quarrel, upheaval, fray, strife, uproar, turbulence, commotion, lawlessness, street fighting, tumult, donnybrook, mob violence

noun 2. display, show, splash, flourish, extravaganza, profusion

noun 3. laugh, joke, scream (informal) blast U.S. (slang) hoot (informal) lark

verb 4. rampage, take to the streets, run riot, go on the rampage, fight in the streets, raise an uproar run riot

5. rampage, go wild, be out of control, raise hell, let yourself go, break or cut loose, throw off all restraint

6. grow profusely, luxuriate, spread like wildfire, grow like weeds

Translations

riot [ˈraɪət] n → motín m; disturbio

vi → amotinarse;

to run riot → desmandarse

riot [ˈraɪət] n → émeute f, bagarres fpl

vi [demonstrators] → manifester avec violence; [population] → se soulever, se révolter;

a riot of colours → une débauche or orgie de couleurs;

to run riot → se déchaîner

riot [ˈraɪət] n (disturbance) → Aufruhr m

vi → randalieren;

a riot of colours → ein Farbenmeer nt;

to run riot → randalieren

riot [ˈraɪət] n → sommossa, tumulto

vi → tumultuare;

a riot of colours → un'orgia di colori;

to run riot → creare disordine

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riot

n riot [ˈraiət]

a noisy disturbance created by a usually large group of people The protest march developed into a riot. oproer شَغَب، صَخَب размирица pouliční bouře optøjer der Aufruhr ταραχή, αναστάτωση disturbio, motín mäss, rahutus آشوب؛ بلوا mellakka émeute מְהוּמָה दंगा gaLAma, strka lázadás huru-hara uppþot baccano 暴動 폭동, 소란 riaušės, šėlsmas dumpis; nemieri; jukas kekacauan rel opptøyer, oppstandelse rozruchy rixa răzmeriţă; răs­coală беспорядки nepokoje izgred pobuna upplopp, kravaller การก่อความไม่สงบ ayaklanma 騷擾 бунт ہنگامہ cuộc bạo loạn 骚扰

v

to form or take part in a riot The protesters were rioting in the street. oproer maak يَقومُ بأعْمال شَغَب бунтувам се dělat výtržnosti lave optøjer randalieren διαδηλώνω, συμμετέχω σε αναταραχές amotinarse; participar en disturbios märatsema آشوب به پا کردن mellakoida manifester avec violence לְהִתפָּרֵע दंगा करना galamiti lázad membuat kerusuhan taka þátt í uppþoti insorgere 暴動を起こす 폭동을 일으키다; 폭동에 가담하다 kelti riaušes, siautėti trakot; plosīties; ārdīties merusuh oproer maken lage opptøyer wywołać rozruchy, awanturować się provocar distúrbios a lua parte la o răzmeriţă бесчинствовать robiť výtržnosti razgrajati pobuniti se ställa till (delta i) upplopp ก่อความไม่สงบ ayaklanmak 騷動 бунтувати دنگہ فساد کرنا nổi loạn 骚动

n ˈrioter

rusverstoorder مُشاغِب размирник výtržník, buřič oprører; spektakelmager der/die Aufrührer(in) ταραχοποιός amotinado; alborotador mässuline, märatseja آشوبگر mellakoitsija manifestant/-ante מתפָּרֵע दंगा करने वाला izgrednik, narušitelj mira lázadó pelaku kerusuhan óeirðarseggur manifestante 暴徒 폭도, 난동자 riaušininkas nemiernieks perusuh oproerkraaier oppvigler, bråkmaker uczestnik rozruchów desordeiro element turbulent нарушитель порядка výtržník, burič izgrednik pobunjenik upprorsmakare ผู้ก่อการจลาจล isyancı, âsi 暴動者 заколотник; бунтівник فسادی kẻ nổi loạn 暴动者

adj ˈriotous

1 starting, or likely to start, a riot a riotous crowd. oproerig شَغَبي، مُشاغِب бунтовен hlučný, bouřlivý oprørsk aufrührerisch που προκαλεί ή μπορεί να προκαλέσει αναταραχές alborotador märatsev آشوبگر mellakoiva tumultueux פָּרוּע राजद्रोही buntovan, raspušten lázadó menimbulkan huru-hara óeirðar- tumultuoso 暴動的な 폭동의, 떠들썩한 maištingas, siautėjantis dumpīgs mula merusuh oproerig opprørsk buntowniczy desordeiro turbulent бесчинствующий hlučný, búrlivý izgredniški pobunjenički upploppsartad, upprorisk เกี่ยวกับการจลาจล kontroldan çıkacak, ayaklanan 騷動的 бунтівний فساد انگیز náo loạn 骚动的

2 very active, noisy and cheerful a riotous party. rumoerig صاخِب буен rozjařený løssluppen ausgelassen ζωηρός, θορυβώδης, χαρούμενος bullicioso; desenfrenado lärmakas معرکه؛ پر سرو صدا railakas tapageur מִשתוֹלֵל उधमी, उपद्रवी razuzdan dőzsölő ribut hávaðasamur sfrenato 騒々しい 자유 분방한 triukšmingas, siautulingas skaļš; trokšņains; trakulīgs aktif dan bising luidruchtig løssluppen hałaśliwy barulhento zgomotos безудержный, шумный rozjarený bučen pobunjenički tygellös, utsvävande อลหม่าน çılgın 奔放的，狂歡的 галасливий عیاشی کی huyên náo 奔放的，狂欢的

adv ˈriotously

rumoerig بصورةٍ صاخِبَه، بِشَغَب буйно hlučně løssluppent aufrührerisch ταραχωδώς alborotadoramente; bulliciosamente; desenfrenadamente märatsevalt, pööraselt آشوبگرانه hurjan tumultueusement בְּאוֹפֶן פָּרוּע उधमता से, उपद्रवी ढंग से buntovno, razuzdano lázadóan; erkölcstelenül rusuh ofsalega tumultuosamente 騒々しく 떠들썩하게; 자유 분방하게 siautulingai skaļi; trokšņaini secara aktif luidruchtig løssluppent hałaśliwie desenfreadamente (în mod) turbulent/gălă­gios шумно hlučne besno pobunjenički upproriskt, våldsamt อย่างโกลาหล isyan edercesine 奔放地 галасливо عیاشانہ náo loạn 奔放地

n ˈriotousness

rumoerigheid مُشاغَبَه буйство bouřlivost løssluppenhed der Aufruhr ταραχή, αναστάτωση alboroto, bullicio märatsus, pöörasus عیاشی؛ آشوبگری hurjuus turbulence פְרָעוּת उधमता, उपद्रव, दंगा-फसाद buntovnost, razuzdanost zavargás, zendülés; dőzsölés kerusuhan læti turbolenza 騒々しさ 떠들썩함; 자유 분방함 siautulingumas dumpīgums; nevaldāmība perusuhan luidruchtigheid opprørskhet, løssluppenhet rozbrykanie desordem turbulenţă безудержность hlučnosť razgrajaštvo pobunjeništvo upproriskhet ความโกลาหล isyankârlık 奔放 галасливість عیش پرستی sự náo loạn 奔放

run riot

to behave wildly; to go out of control. buite beheer raak يَتَصَرَّف بِشَراسَه وَشَغَب дивея řádit løbe løbsk durchgehen εκτραχηλίζομαι, βγαίνω εκτός ελέγχου desmandarse, desenfrenarse, dar rienda suelta a märatsema دست به شورش و هیاهو زدن riehua se déchaîner לְאַבֵּד כָּל רֶסֶן उपद्रवी हो जाना, बहुत घनी हो जाना razulariti (raspojasati) se megvadul tak terkendali sleppa fram af sér beislinu; tryllast scatenarsi 騒ぎまわる 난동부리다; 제멋대로 놀다 siautėti, šėlti ārdīties; plosīties; trakot tidak terkawal uit de hand lopen gå amok rozbrykać się descontrolar-se a se dezlănţui беситься vyčínať, vyvádzať, zúriť (po)besneti pobuniti se fara våldsamt fram, härja vilt ป่าเถื่อน çığırından çıkmak, gemi azıya almak 鬧事 давати волю ہنگامہ برپا کرنا trở nên náo loạn 闹事