1. A public act of violence by an unruly mob
   "The riot broke out after the controversial verdict";
   - public violence
    
2. A state of disorder involving group violence
   "The peaceful protest devolved into riot";
   - rioting
    
3. [informal] A joke that seems extremely funny
   "The comedian's last joke was a real riot";
   - belly laugh, sidesplitter [informal], howler, thigh-slapper, scream [informal], wow
    
4. [informal] A very enjoyable or funny person, event or time
   "we had a riot";
   - scream [informal]
    
5. [archaic] A wild, drunken celebration or revelry
   "The office Christmas party turned into a riot";
   - debauch, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry

1. Take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
   "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
    
2. Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
   "They were out rioting last night";
   - carouse, roister [archaic]

Derived forms: rioted, rioting, riots

Type of: disorder, force, gag, jape, jest, joke, jollify [informal], laugh, make merry, make whoopee [informal], racket, rampage, revel, revelry, run riot, violence, wassail [archaic], whoop it up [informal]

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