run riot
1run riot — {v. phr.} 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. * /The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop./ * /John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa./ 2. To be or grow in great numbers or… …
2run riot — {v. phr.} 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. * /The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop./ * /John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa./ 2. To be or grow in great numbers or… …
3run riot — ► run riot 1) behave in a violent and unrestrained way. 2) proliferate or spread uncontrollably. Main Entry: ↑riot …
4run riot — index brawl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5run 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,… …
6run riot — 1 the children ran riot: (GO ON THE) RAMPAGE, riot, run amok, go berserk, go out of control; informal raise hell. 2 the vegetation has run riot: GROW PROFUSELY, spread uncontrolled, grow rapidly, spread like wildfire; burgeon, multiply, rocket. → …
7run\ riot — v. phr. 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop. John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa. 2. To be or grow in great numbers or large amounts …
8run riot — 1) the children ran riot Syn: go on the rampage, rampage, riot, run amok, go berserk, go out of control; informal raise hell 2) the vegetation has run riot Syn: grow profusely, spread uncontrolled, grow rapidly, spread like wildfire; …
9run riot — If people run riot, the behave in a frenzied, uncontrolled manner, running around in all directions. I dread the arrival of my sister with her kids she always allows them to run riot …
10run riot — Synonyms and related words: arise, bespread, carouse, cover, create a disturbance, create a riot, cut loose, debauch, dissipate, fill, flood, go berserk, grow over, insurge, insurrect, know no bounds, live hard, luxuriate, make a commotion, make… …
