Tra từ riot - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

riot [riot riots rioted rioting] noun, verb BrE [ˈraɪət] NAmE [ˈraɪət]
noun
1. countable a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest
•One prison guard was killed when a riot broke out in the jail.
•food/race riots
2. singular ~ of sth (formal)a collection of a lot of different types of the same thing
•The garden was a riot of colour.
•The market was a riot of unfamiliar sounds and smells.
•A riot of emotions raged through her.
3. a riotsingular (old-fashioned, informal)a person or an event that is very amusing and enjoyable
more at read (sb) the Riot Act at ↑read _v.

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin.

Example Bank:
•He was killed in the riots.
•Local youths ran riot after the attack.
•Prison riots broke out over worsening conditions.
•Shortages eventually led to food riots.
•The city had the worst race riot in history.
•The city's housing and unemployment problems provoked serious riots.
•The movie is a laugh riot.
•a riot against bread prices
•the violent draft riots during the Civil War
•Food riots resulted in two deaths and looting throughout the city.
•His arrest caused widespread riots that the government suppressed with brutality.
•The demonstrators were held back by 6 000 riot police using tear gas and water cannon.
Idiom: ↑run riot
Derived Words: ↑rioter ▪ ↑rioting

verb intransitive (of a crowd of people)
to behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin.

Example Bank:
•Serious rioting broke out in the capital.

Example Bank:
•Students all over the country rioted against the government.
•The fans rioted after their team lost.