Definition of 'riot'

Noun

1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
      Synonyms: public violence
2. a state of disorder involving group violence
      Synonyms: rioting
3. a joke that seems extremely funny
      Synonyms: belly laugh sidesplitter howler thigh-slapper scream wow
4. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
      Synonyms: orgy debauch debauchery saturnalia bacchanal bacchanalia drunken revelry

Verb

1. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
2. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"
      Synonyms: carouse roister

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