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noun

  • Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
  • The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
  • A wide and unconstrained variety.

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

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

verb

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

    "The nuclear protesters rioted outside the military base."

  • To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc.
  • To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult.
  • To annoy.

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