rouse
IPA: rˈaʊs
noun
- An arousal.
- (military, Britain and Canada) The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.
- An official ceremony over drinks.
- A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
- Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Anderson, Iron County, Wisconsin.
verb
- To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
- To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
- To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
- To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
- (nautical) To pull by main strength; to haul.
- (obsolete) To raise; to make erect.
- (slang, when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.
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Examples of "rouse" in Sentences
- The news roused me immediately.
- The message from the Jesus roused people.
- They were sincerely roused by the lecture.