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rioter

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ri⋅ot

  [rahy-uht]
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–noun
1. a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
2. Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a disrupting and tumultuous manner in carrying out their private purposes.
3. violent or wild disorder or confusion.
4. a brilliant display: a riot of color.
5. something or someone hilariously funny: You were a riot at the party.
6. unrestrained revelry.
7. an unbridled outbreak, as of emotions, passions, etc.
8. Archaic. loose, wanton living; profligacy.
–verb (used without object)
9. to take part in a riot or disorderly public outbreak.
10. to live in a loose or wanton manner; indulge in unrestrained revelry: Many of the Roman emperors rioted notoriously.
11. Hunting. (of a hound or pack) to pursue an animal other than the intended quarry.
12. to indulge unrestrainedly; run riot.
–verb (used with object)
13. to spend (money, time, etc.) in riotous living (usually fol. by away or out).
—Idiom
14. run riot,
a. to act without control or restraint: The neighbors let their children run riot.
b. to grow luxuriantly or abundantly: Crab grass is running riot in our lawn.
Origin:
1175–1225; (n.) ME: debauchery, revel, violent disturbance < OF riot(e) debate, dispute, quarrel, deriv. of rihoter, riot(t)er to quarrel; (v.) ME rioten < OF rihoter, riot(t)er

Related forms:
ri⋅ot⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. outbreak, brawl, fray, melee. 3. uproar, tumult, disturbance. 9. brawl, fight. 10. carouse.
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ri·ot   (rī'ət)   
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.

    1. Unrestrained merrymaking; revelry.

    2. 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).

[Middle English, from Old French, dispute, from rioter, to quarrel, perhaps from ruire, to roar, from Latin rūgīre.]
ri'ot·er n.
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Main Entry: riot
Function: intransitive verb
: to create or engage in a riot —ri·ot·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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