riot — ri|ot1 [ raıət ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a violent protest by a crowd of people: anti government riots quell a riot (=stop it): Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws sparked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
riot — rioter, n. /ruy euht/, n. 1. a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets. 2. Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or… … Universalium
riot — 1 noun 1 (C) a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way especially when they are protesting about something: The army were called in to put down the riot. | race riot (=between people of different… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Riot (band) — Riot Origin New York City, New York, United States Genres Heavy metal Power Metal Speed metal hard rock (early) Years active 1975–1984 1986–present … Wikipedia
RIOT 111 — was a New Zealand political punk band active from 1981 to 1984 often associated with anarcho punk. The group was formed by two political activists, singer Void and drummer Roger Riot , during the South Africa national rugby union team s infamous… … Wikipedia
Running with Scissors (album) — Running with Scissors Studio album by Weird Al Yankovic Released June 29, 1999 … Wikipedia
Riot Grrrl — Infobox Music genre name=Riot Grrrl bgcolor=crimson color=white stylistic origins= musical:Punk Rock, Hardcore Punk, Anarcho punk, Street Punk, indie rock, indie pop, girl groupsIdeological: third wave feminism, queer theory, straight edge… … Wikipedia
Running — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
run riot — 1. if people run riot, they behave in a way that is not controlled, running in all directions or being noisy or violent. I dread them coming round because they let their kids run riot. 2. if your imagination runs riot, you have a lot of strange,… … New idioms dictionary
run riot — 1) to behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way The children were running riot in the garden. 2) if your imagination runs riot, you have a lot of strange or exciting thoughts 3) if a plant runs riot, it grows in an uncontrolled way … English dictionary
