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  1. 1. n. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object. Source: opted
  4. 4. 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; to go to excess. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To spend or pass in riot. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a state of disorder involving group violence Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a joke that seems extremely funny Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking Source: wordnet

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