riot

  1. Noun.  Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
  2. Noun.  Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
  3. Noun.  The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
  4. Verb.  To create or take part in a riot.

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