riot

/ˈɹaɪ.ət/

noun

  1. 1

    Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

  2. 2

    The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.

  3. 3

    A wide and unconstrained variety.

    In summer this flower garden is a riot of colour.
  4. 4

    Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.

verb

  1. 1

    To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition.

    The nuclear protesters rioted outside the military base.
  2. 2

    To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc.

  3. 3

    To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult.

  4. 4

    To annoy.

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