Riot — Defs

01 n. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

1.
Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
“His headstrong riot hath no curb.” — Shak.
2.
Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
“Venus loveth riot and dispense.” — Chaucer.

“The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day.” — Pope.
3.
The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.(Law)

Phrases & compounds

To run riot — to act wantonly or without restraint.

02 v. i. To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot…

imp. & p. p. Rioted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rioting

1.
To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess.
“Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law.” — Daniel.

“No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.” — Pope.
2.
To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3.(Law) See: Riot

03 v. t. To spend or pass in riot.