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riot
noun(ri-ot)
a joke that seems extremely funny
Synonyms: belly laugh, howler, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow,
riot
noun(ri-ot)
a state of disorder involving group violence
Synonyms: rioting,
riot
noun(ri-ot)
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, saturnalia,
riot
verb(ri-ot)
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
Synonyms: carouse, roister,
riot
noun(ri-ot)
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
Synonyms: public violence,
riot
verb(ri-ot)
take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
Examples:
Students were rioting everywhere in 1968.

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