Converse of object

• quell: The 14th Light Dragoons had been used to quell riots here before, were nicknamed the Bloody Blues and hated.

• incite: British and American spies are apparently on the ground inciting riot.

• provoke: Having provoked riots in Budapest & Berlin Antheil had exactly the right cachet for them.

• spark: Bolivia in chaos after police join strikers: Government plans for a tax rise spark bloody riots.

• ensue: The last time Jordan raised gasoline prices six people died in the ensuing riots.

• predict: But what happens if the predicted riots and civil disorder don't happen?

Adjective modifier

• strangeways: The current Lord Chief Justice re-kindled hope following his masterly analysis of the Strangeways riot in 1990.

• Luddite: The Blue Lion Ready Carr Became the Adult School - believed to have quartered soldiers in the upper rooms during the Luddite riots.

• Chartist: Jailed for two years for his part in the Chartist riots in Manchester in 1848.

• full-scale: In Tonbridge in 1880 there was a full-scale riot during which eggs, stones and brickbats were thrown at the police.

• sectarian: The same period saw the first outbreaks of sectarian riots, which have recurred regularly since.

Modifies a noun

• grrrl: These 3 tracks of lo-fi riot grrrl punk rock resemble a grungier version of Helen Love, and mighty fine they are too.

• grrl: Then I've Got My Own Problems To Fix manages to make riot grrl sound ethereal.

• shield: They were being charged by lines with riot shields.

• gear: Nine officers in riot gear burst into his house.

• police: On March 6th, 2006, South Korean military riot police began direct attacks on the villages.

• squad: That brings the total number of members of the Rome riot squad under investigation to 77, of all ranks.

Noun used with modifier

• imagination: Let your imagination run riot - the images alone should inspire you.

• race: There was a major race riot in West London, no white people involved.

• poll: The ID card lunacy alone should have the free citizens of Britain pouring into the streets à la poll tax riots.