- noun
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- 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 [Webster]
- intransitive verb
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- to take part in a riot or disorderly public outbreak [Webster]
- verb
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- to indulge in revelry or wantonness [Taisha]
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- WordNet:
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- MSN Encarta:
- riot @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
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