rioting

[RIOT, v.] Riotous, di ipated, or loose conduct or living; di ipation. "Let us walk honestly as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenne ." -Romans, xiii. 13. *ri-ot-işe, *ri-ot-ize, s . [Eng. riot , s.; -ise.] Rioting, riotous conduct, riotry. "The image of superfluous riotize ." Spenser: F. Q., III. i. 33. IMG:content-0669.png:[blocks in formation] riotous-a embling, s. Law : The unlawful a embly of persons to the disturbance of the peace. If such persons do not disperse after proclamation by an officer of the law [RIOT ACT], they are accounted guilty of felony. A riotous a embling differs from a riot only in the number of persons a embled together. ri-ot-oŭs-ly, adv. [Eng. riotous; -ly.] 1. In a riotous, wanton, licentious, or di ipated manner. 2. In a riotous or tumultuous manner; in manner of a riotous a embling; tumultuously, seditiously. ri-ot-oŭs-ne , *ri-ot-ous-ne e, s . [English riotous ; -ne .] The quality or state of being riot ous. "Their riotousne is condemned by your temperate fare."- Udall : 1 Peter iv. ri-ot-rỹ, *ri-ot-er-ie, s . [Eng.riot; -ry.] Riot, riotous conduct, rioting. "Your electioneering riotry ."- Walpole : Letters, iv. 221. rip (1), *rype, *ripe, *ryppe, v . t . [Norw.rip a =to scratch, to score; cf. Sw.dial.rip a=to scratch, to pluck asunder; Sw. rep a to scratch, to ripple flax; rep a up to rip up; rep a =a scratch; Dan. oprippe to rip up; Icel. rífa to rive, to tear; rif a aptr =to rip up. Thus the word is no more than a variant of rive (q. v.). ( Skeat .)] IMG:content-0670.png:[blocks in formation] *II. Figuratively : 1. To open for examination or disclosure; to search to the bottom, to bring to light, to rake up. (Followed by up .) "I don't like ripping up old stories." Byron: Vision of Judgment, lxx. 2. To act in a violent or unreasonable manner; to rant or rave. ( U.S. Colloq .) "Then the old man began to rip and rear and swear like all po e ed."-Geo. W. Peck: Peck's Bad Boy. 3. To go or proceed in a rapid manner or at a fast pace; as, Let her rip -i. e., let her go. ( U. S. Col loquial .)