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nfusion; bustle and clamor. But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. Acts xvii. 5.

Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as, uproarious merriment. -- Up*roar"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Up*roar"i*ous*ness, n.

Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.

choke off, to stop a person in the execution of a purpose; as, to choke off a speaker by uproar.

A festivity or social gathering, esp. one of a noisy or uproarious character; hence, tumult; uproar. [Australia]

nabas had no small dissension and disputation with them. Acts xv. 2. Debates, dissension, uproars are thy joy. Dryden. A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among the people. Robynson (More's Utopia).

A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel. [Obs.] And deluges of armies from the town Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw. Dryden.

An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.

go halves, to share with another equally. -- To go it, to behave in a wild manner; to be uproarious; to carry on; also, to proceed; to make progress. [Colloq.] -- To go it alone (Card Playing), to play a hand without the assistance of one's partner. -- To go it blind. (a) To act in a rash, reckless, or headlong manne…

A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar. Milton. This hubbub of unmeaning words. Macaulay.

A confused noise; uproar; tumult. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

Noise; confusion; uproar. That, with the hurly, death itself awakes. Shak.

an affirmation; to appeal to. Fiercely [they] opposed My journey strange, with clamorous uproar Protesting fate supreme. Milton. To protest a bill or note (Law), to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by the nonaccep…

Violent. [Obs.] "Rigorous uproar." Spenser.

Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. His headstrong riot hath no curb. Shak.

A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult. Shak. This new book the whole world makes such a rout about. Sterne. "My child, it is not well," I said, "Among the graves to shout; To laugh and play among the dead, And make this noisy rout." Trench.

Uproarious; riotous. [Obs.]

Hubbub; uproar. [Vulgar]

Uproarious. [Vulgar]

An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]