Definitions of riot [ˈraɪ ət]
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1. (n.) riot
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons.
2. riot
Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a violent or tumultuous manner .
3. riot
violent or wild disorder or confusion .
4. riot
a profuse or unrestrained outpouring, display, etc., as of emotions or phenomena.
5. riot
something or someone hilariously funny:
You were a riot at the party.
6. riot
unrestrained revelry .
7. riot
loose, wanton living; profligacy .
8. (v.i.) riot
to take part in a violent public disorder or disturbance .
9. riot
to live in a loose or wanton manner; indulge in unrestrained revelry .
10. (v.t.) riot
to spend (money, time, etc.) in riotous living (usu. fol. by away or out ).
11. riot
to behave with wild abandon .
Etymology: (1175–1225; (n.) debauchery, revel < OF riot(e) debate, quarrel; (v.) ME < OF rihoter, to quarrel)
Definition of 'riot'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) riot, public violence
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
2. (noun) rioting, riot
a state of disorder involving group violence
3. (noun) belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
a joke that seems extremely funny
4. (verb) orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
5. (verb) riot
take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
"Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
6. (verb) carouse, roister, riot
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
"They were out carousing last night"
1. (noun) riot
an occasion when a crowd becomes violent
The political rally turned into a riot.; protesters rioting in the streets
Definition of 'riot'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) riot
wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult
2. (noun) riot
excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry
3. (noun) riot
the tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object
4. (verb) riot
to engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess
5. (verb) riot
to disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition . See Riot, n., 3
6. (verb) riot
to spend or pass in riot
Sense: a noisy disturbance created by a usually large group of people
The protest march developed into a riot.
Afrikaans: oproer
Arabic: شَغَب، صَخَب
Bulgarian: размирица
Brazilian: rixa / tumulto
Czech: pouliční bouře
German: der Aufruhr
Danish: optøjer
Greek: ταραχή, αναστάτωση
Spanish: disturbio, motín
Estonian: mäss, rahutus
Farsi: آشوب؛ بلوا
Finnish: mellakka
French: émeute
Hebrew: מְהוּמָה
Hindi: दंगा
Croatian: gaLAma, strka
Hungarian: lázadás
Indonesian: huru-hara
Icelandic: uppþot
Italian: baccano
Japanese: 暴動
Korean: 폭동
Lithuanian: riaušės, šėlsmas
Latvian: dumpis; nemieri; jukas
Malay: kekacauan
Dutch: rel
Norwegian: opptøyer, oppstandelse
Polish: rozruchy
Persian: آشوب؛ بلوا
Pashto: اله ګوله ،چورچپاو، بلوا
Portuguese: rixa
Romanian: răzmeriţă; răscoală
Russian: беспорядки
Slovak: nepokoje
Slovenian: izgred
Serbian: pobuna
Swedish: upplopp, kravaller
Thai: การก่อความไม่สงบ
Turkish: ayaklanma
Taiwanese: 暴動
Ukrainian: бунт
Urdu: ہنگامہ
Vietnamese: cuộc bạo loạn
Chinese: 暴动,闹事骚扰
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