riot
/rˈaɪʌt/
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Definitions
Noun
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
Noun
a state of disorder involving group violence
Noun
a joke that seems extremely funny
Noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Verb
take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
Verb
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"
Synonyms
bacchanal
bacchanalia
belly laugh
carouse
debauch
debauchery
drunken revelry
howler
orgy
public violence
rioting
roister
saturnalia
scream
sidesplitter
thigh-slapper
wow
More General Terms
disorder
force
gag
jape
jest
joke
jollify
laugh
make happy
make merry
make whoopie
racket
rampage
revel
revelry
violence
wassail
whoop it up