riot : Idioms & Phrases
race riot
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noun a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
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riot act
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noun a vigorous reprimand
- I read him the riot act
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noun a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
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riot control
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noun the measures taken to control a riot
riot control.
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riot control operation
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noun the measures taken to control a riot
riot control.
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riot gun
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noun a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death
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To run riot
- to act wantonly or without restraint.
- to go to excess.