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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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riot verbs cause a riot • When the election results were announced, it caused riots in the capital. spark off a riot (= make it start ) • The incident sparked off a riot which lasted for three days. quell a riot (= use force to stop it ) • The police marched in to quell the riots. a riot begins/breaks out/erupts • Riots broke out last month following the verdict. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + riot a prison riot • The prison riots were caused by bad physical conditions and poor security. race riots (= caused by a problem between different races ) • In 1967, there were race riots in a number of major American cities. urban/inner-city riots • The urban riots forced the Government to invest in the inner cities. a serious/major riot • The jail was hit by a serious riot last year. a full-scale riot (= a serious riot, not only a little fighting ) • The disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot. riot + NOUN riot police • The city deployed riot police to contain the demonstration. the riot squad (= a group of police who deal with riots ) • Then someone called the riot squad. • Demonstrators clashed with 140 riot squad officers, drawn from the police and the British army. riot gear (= special clothing worn by police dealing with a riot ) • Almost 1,000 officers, many in riot gear, were needed to restore order. a riot shield (= a plastic shield used by a police officer ) • The police moved in on the demonstration using riot shields and tear gas. riot control • All officers are trained in riot control.
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see READ THE RIOT ACT; RUN AMOK (RIOT).
American Heritage Idioms
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noun brawl: The riot was over food prices. verb brawled: They rioted last week in the city. noun profusion: There was a riot of color.
Simple Definitions
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noun ADJ. major, serious | full-scale | violent | inner-city, urban | prison | race | student | bread, food Shortages eventually led to food riots. VERB + RIOT cause, provoke, spark (off), start The city's housing and unemployment problems sparked serious riots. | put down, quell RIOT + VERB begin, break out, erupt, occur, start Prison riots broke out over worsening conditions. RIOT + NOUN police, squad | gear, shield | control PREP. during/in a/the ~ He was killed in the riots. | ~ against/over a riot against bread prices PHRASES run riot Fans ran riot after the match, overturning cars and looting shops.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary