riot vs laugh

riot and laugh both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
riot	Yes	No	Yes	No
laugh	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, laugh is a hypernym of riot; that is, laugh is a word with a broader meaning than riot:

Other hypernyms of riot include gag, jape, jest, joke.

riot (noun)	laugh (noun)
a public act of violence by an unruly mob	the sound of laughing
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
a joke that seems extremely funny	a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
a state of disorder involving group violence

riot (verb)	laugh (verb)
take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot	produce laughter
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking