Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 28 compound words that contain riot. The most common are listed below. Open riot in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- riot policeA unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
- run riotTo act in an uncontrolled, unbridled manner.
- Riot ActAn act of the Parliament of Great Britain which authorized local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled and order them to disperse or face punitive action.
- riot gearAll the protective clothing, shields and weaponry worn or carried by a force attempting to control a riot.
- riot grrrlAn underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
- riot shieldA lightweight handheld protection device, generally used in riot control.
- anti-riotAlternative form of antiriot: Serving to counteract rioting.
- race riotA riot arising from interracial conflict.
- riot girlAlternative form of riot grrrl: An underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
- riot girlsplural of riot girl: An underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
- riot shieldsplural of riot shield: A lightweight handheld protection device, generally used in riot control.
- running riotpresent participle and gerund of run riot
- Swing riotAny of the agricultural riots in England in 1830, led by Captain Swing.
- riot boostingProtest activities that encourage rioting.
- riot boosterOne who engages in riot boosting.
- riot grrlAlternative spelling of riot grrrl: An underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
- riot grrrlsplural of riot grrrl: An underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
- read someone the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
- read the riot actAlternative form of read someone the riot act: To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
- riot stairsA flight of stairs that is constructed to deliberately disrupt the natural strides of people walking or running on them.
- riot grrrlzplural of riot grrrl: An underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
- riot police officerA member of a riot police.
- laugh riotA very amusing person or thing; that which causes great hilarity.
- ran riotsimple past of run riot
- riot maskA hard protective helmet with a face visor, forming part of riot gear.
Compound words 28
- riotousHaving the characteristics of a riot.
- rioterOne who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot.
- antiriotServing to counteract rioting.
- ariotFilled with or involving rioting or riotous behaviour.
- counterriotA riot triggered by another riot.
- riotlessWithout riots or rioting.
- postriotAfter a riot.
- preriotBefore a riot.
- riotproofResistant to rioting.
- riotiseWild excess; revelry, riotousness.