run riot
41riot — 1. noun 1) a riot in the capital Syn: disorder, disturbance, lawlesssness, upheaval, uproar, commotion 2) a riot of colour Syn: mass, sea, splash, show, profusion …
42run — [[t]rʌ̱n[/t]] ♦ runs, running, ran (The form run is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb.) 1) VERB When you run, you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere,… …
43riot — /ˈraɪət / (say ruyuht) noun 1. any disturbance of the peace by an assembly of persons. 2. Law a disturbance of the peace by at least three persons (or, in NZ, at least six) carrying out a common purpose in a violent manner so as to cause alarm… …
44run — v. & n. v. (running; past ran; past part. run) 1 intr. go with quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. 2 intr. flee, abscond. 3 intr. go or travel hurriedly, briefly, etc. 4 intr. a advance by… …
45riot — Synonyms and related words: abundance, ado, affluence, affray, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, anarchism, anarchy, arise, assault, attack, avalanche, barbarize, batter, battering, battle, belly laugh, best seller, big hit, blue story,… …
46run amok — Synonyms and related words: babble, be insane, carouse, create a disturbance, create a riot, cut loose, dote, drivel, drool, go berserk, have a demon, make a commotion, make an ado, make trouble, rage, raise a ruckus, raise a rumpus, raise a… …
47riot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ full scale ▪ bloody, violent ▪ deadly (esp. AmE) ▪ …
48riot — [ˈraɪət] noun [C/U] I a violent protest by a crowd of people • run riot 1) to behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way; 2) if your imagination or emotions run riot, you cannot control them[/ex] II verb [I] riot [ˈraɪət] if people riot, they protest …
49riot — {{11}}riot (n.) early 13c., debauchery, extravagance, wanton living, from O.Fr. riote (masc. riot) dispute, quarrel, perhaps from Prov. riota, of uncertain origin. Meaning public disturbance is first recorded late 14c. Meaning something… …
50run wild — Synonyms and related words: carouse, create a disturbance, create a riot, cut loose, give way to, go all out, go berserk, go flat out, go unrestrained, let go, let loose, make a commotion, make an ado, make trouble, open up, raise a ruckus, raise …
