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  1. noun
    a joke that seems extremely funny
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  2. noun
    a state of disorder involving group violence

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  3. noun
    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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  4. verb
    engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

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  5. noun
    a public act of violence by an unruly mob

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  6. verb
    take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
    "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
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  • tell a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
  • robbery plundering during riots or in wartime
  • smith United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)
  • circus (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
  • riot take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
  • moore Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852)
  • roar act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
  • adams American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
  • mil a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
  • meredith United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
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