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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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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