riot

Noun
  1. A public act of violence by an unruly mob (synset 101172992)
    is a type of: force, violence - an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
    subtypes: race riot - a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
    same as: public violence
  2. A state of disorder involving group violence (synset 114000490)
    is a type of: disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order
    same as: rioting
  3. A joke that seems extremely funny (synset 106791764)
    is a type of: gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
    same as: belly laugh, howler, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow
  4. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity (synset 100512223)
    is a type of: revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking
    same as: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, saturnalia
Verb
  1. Take part in a riot;
    Disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot (synset 202590746)
    "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
    is a type of: rampage - act violently, recklessly, or destructively
  2. Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking (synset 202498909)
    "They were out carousing last night"
    is a type of: jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
    same as: carouse, roister

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