To run riot

To run riot
Riot Ri"ot, n. [OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot, ravot.] 1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. [1913 Webster]

His headstrong riot hath no curb. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. [1913 Webster]

Venus loveth riot and dispense. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

3. (Law) The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object. [1913 Webster]

{To run riot}, to act wantonly or without restraint. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • run riot — {v. phr.} 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. * /The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop./ * /John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa./ 2. To be or grow in great numbers or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run riot — {v. phr.} 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. * /The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop./ * /John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa./ 2. To be or grow in great numbers or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run riot — ► run riot 1) behave in a violent and unrestrained way. 2) proliferate or spread uncontrollably. Main Entry: ↑riot …   English terms dictionary

  • run riot — index brawl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • run riot — 1. if people run riot, they behave in a way that is not controlled, running in all directions or being noisy or violent. I dread them coming round because they let their kids run riot. 2. if your imagination runs riot, you have a lot of strange,… …   New idioms dictionary

  • run riot — 1 the children ran riot: (GO ON THE) RAMPAGE, riot, run amok, go berserk, go out of control; informal raise hell. 2 the vegetation has run riot: GROW PROFUSELY, spread uncontrolled, grow rapidly, spread like wildfire; burgeon, multiply, rocket. → …   Useful english dictionary

  • run\ riot — v. phr. 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop. John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa. 2. To be or grow in great numbers or large amounts …   Словарь американских идиом

  • run riot — 1) the children ran riot Syn: go on the rampage, rampage, riot, run amok, go berserk, go out of control; informal raise hell 2) the vegetation has run riot Syn: grow profusely, spread uncontrolled, grow rapidly, spread like wildfire; …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • run riot —    If people run riot, the behave in a frenzied, uncontrolled manner, running around in all directions.     I dread the arrival of my sister with her kids she always allows them to run riot …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • To run riot — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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