what does riot mean?
RIOT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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- Meaning
- a public act of violence by an unruly mob
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Hypernyms(s) riot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a joke that seems extremely funny
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Hypernyms(s) riot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a state of disorder involving group violence
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RIOT as VERB
- Meaning
- engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making
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- They were out carousing last night
Hypernyms(s) riot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- take part in a riot
- disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
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- Students were rioting everywhere in 1968
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