riot
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
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Sense 2 verb
take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
Students were rioting everywhere in 1968
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- rampage hypernym
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Sense 3 noun
a state of disorder involving group violence
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- disorder hypernym
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- riot derivation
Sense 4 verb
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
They were out carousing last night
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- racket hypernym
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Sense 5 noun
a joke that seems extremely funny
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- joke hypernym
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- howl derivation
Sense 6 noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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- revel hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | riot |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | turbulent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | violence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | race riot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | riot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rioter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rioting |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rampage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | riot |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disorder |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | carouse |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | roisterer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wassailer |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | racket |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | howl |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | joke |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | carouse |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bacchanal |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | libertine |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | orgiastic |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | revel |