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riot

1. ri.ot \'ri--*t\ n [ME, fr. OF, dispute] archaic  1a: profligate behavior 
   : DEBAUCHERY  1b: unrestrained revelry  1c: noise, uproar, or disturbance 
   made by revelers  2a: public violence, tumult, or disorder  2b: a violent 
   public disorder; specif : a tumultuous disturbance of  the public peace by 
   three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent 3: 
   a random or disorderly profusion  4: something or someone wildly amusing 
2. riot vi 1: to indulge in revelry or wantonness  2: to create or engage 
   in a riot  : to waste or spend recklessly  - ri.ot.er n