[ˈrʌɪət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
(e.g: riots broke out in the capital)

- an impressively large or varied display of something
(e.g: the garden was a riot ofcolour)

- a highly amusing or entertaining person or thing
(e.g: everyone thought she was a riot)


Phrases:
- run riot

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

[ˈrʌɪət], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take part in a violent public disturbance
(e.g: students rioted in Paris)


Phrases:
- run riot

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