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# riot

noun (a riot, riots); verb (riot, riots, rioted, rioting)

«riot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A violent, noisy disturbance by a crowd of people in a public place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#m1)
2. Verb: to take part in such a disturbance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#m2)
3. (informal) A very funny or fun person or event: The party was a riot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#m3)
4. «A riot of colour»: a very bright mix of colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#m4)
5. «Run riot»: to behave wildly without control, or to grow wildly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#m5)

### In the lessons

In history and news a riot shows anger and breaking the law; police in riot gear try to stop it. In everyday talk «She's a riot!» means she is great fun. In gardens plants can «run riot». «Read the riot act» means to tell someone off strongly.

### Examples

- Police were called to stop the riot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#x1)
- The fans rioted after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#x2)
- Your birthday party was a riot! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#x3)
- The garden was a riot of colour in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#x4)
- The children ran riot when the teacher left the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#x5)
- Mum read us the riot act about the mess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: riotous; person: rioter. Being near a riot is dangerous — move away and stay safe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «riot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«riot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riot.html) on Mova free.