Riot
21riot — rioter, n. /ruy euht/, n. 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… …
22riot — ri|ot1 [ raıət ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a violent protest by a crowd of people: anti government riots quell a riot (=stop it): Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws sparked… …
23riot — 1 noun 1 (C) a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way especially when they are protesting about something: The army were called in to put down the riot. | race riot (=between people of different… …
24riot — ri|ot1 S3 [ˈraıət] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: quarrel ] 1.) a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something ▪ urban riots ▪ prison… …
25riot — I UK [ˈraɪət] / US noun Word forms riot : singular riot plural riots ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a violent protest by a crowd of people anti government riots the country s history of riot and disorder start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws …
26riot — [[t]ra͟ɪ͟ət[/t]] ♦♦♦ riots, rioting, rioted 1) N COUNT When there is a riot, a crowd of people behave violently in a public place, for example they fight, throw stones, or damage buildings and vehicles. Twelve inmates have been killed during a… …
27riot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ full scale ▪ bloody, violent ▪ deadly (esp. AmE) ▪ …
28riot — n. 1) to cause, foment, incite, instigate, spark (AE), spark off (BE), stir up, touch off a riot 2) to crush, put down, quell a riot 3) a communal; food; race riot 4) a riot breaks out, erupts 5) (misc.) to run riot ( to act wildly ) * * * [… …
29riot — {{11}}riot (n.) early 13c., debauchery, extravagance, wanton living, from O.Fr. riote (masc. riot) dispute, quarrel, perhaps from Prov. riota, of uncertain origin. Meaning public disturbance is first recorded late 14c. Meaning something… …
30riot — /ˈraɪət / (say ruyuht) noun 1. any disturbance of the peace by an assembly of persons. 2. Law a disturbance of the peace by at least three persons (or, in NZ, at least six) carrying out a common purpose in a violent manner so as to cause alarm… …
