Definition of be riled up

riled up    

adjective

• angry.

  There was some looting after the speaker got the crowd all riled up.

  • See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.

  Last edited on Aug 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 19 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'angry, annoyed, offended':
bent out of shape	Definitions include: angry.
be wood	Definitions include: Used in the expression, "What, am I wood?" which means "Don't ignore me"; "Don't act like I have no feelings"; etc.
steaming	Definitions include: very drunk.
hot	Definitions include: stolen.
snotty	Definitions include: verbally ill-tempered.
off the hook	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
rageahol	Definitions include: a metaphorical substance to which permanently-angry people are addicted to.
have a chip on (one's) shoulder	Definitions include: to carry a grudge.
dirty look	Definitions include: an angered glance.
have a short fuse	Definitions include: See short fuse.
t'd off	Definitions include: angry.
stabby	Definitions include: literal translation: prone to stabbing.
get (one's) panties in a wad	Definitions include: to become upset.
fly off the handle	Definitions include: to become enraged.
bent	Definitions include: greatly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Other terms relating to 'rile':
riled	Definitions include: excited and anxious.
Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
ate up with the dumb *ss	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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