noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ major , serious
▪ full-scale
▪ bloody , violent
▪ deadly ( esp. AmE )
▪ inner-city ( esp. BrE ), street , urban
▪ prison
▪ race
▪ political , religious
▪ anti-American , anti-war , etc.
▪ student
▪ bread , food
▪
Shortages eventually led to food ~s.
▪ draft ( esp. AmE )
▪
the violent draft ~s during the Civil War
▪ laugh ( AmE )
▪
The movie is a laugh ~.
VERB + RIOT
▪ cause , incite , instigate , provoke , spark ( esp. BrE ), start , trigger
▪
The city's housing and unemployment problems provoked serious ~s.
▪ put down , quell , stop
▪ have
▪
The city had the worst race ~ in history.
RIOT + VERB
▪ begin , break out , erupt , happen , occur , start
▪
Prison ~s broke out over worsening conditions.
▪ ensue , follow
RIOT + NOUN
▪ cop ( esp. AmE ), police , squad
▪ gear , gun ( esp. AmE ), helmet ( esp. AmE ), shield
▪ control
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
He was killed in the ~s.
▪ ~ against , ~ over
▪
a ~ against bread prices
PHRASES
▪ run ~
▪
Local youths ran ~ after the attack.