Definition of rouse Rouse
/ɹawˈs/ - [raws] - rouse
We found 26 definitions of rouse from 6 different sources.
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What does rouse mean?
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| rouse - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" | ||
| agitate, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up | ||
| quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, lull, quieten, calm, still become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" | ||
| disturb, trouble, upset damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!" | ||
| hype up, psych up get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" | ||
| bother make confused or perplexed or puzzled | ||
| pother make upset or troubled | ||
| electrify equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" | ||
| rouse - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." | ||
| awaken, wake, waken, wake up, arouse | ||
| cause to sleep make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| reawaken awaken once again | ||
| bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" | ||
| call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" | ||
| rouse - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." | ||
| rout out, drive out, force out | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| chase away, drive away, drive off, dispel, drive out, turn back, run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" | ||
| hunt pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" | ||
| smoke out drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees" | ||
| rouse - become active; "He finally bestirred himself" | ||
| bestir | ||
| be active, move be in a state of action; "she is always moving" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rouse (Noun)
An arousal. - rouse (Noun)
An official ceremony over drinks. - rouse (Noun)
The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse. - rouse (Verb)
To wake or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy. - rouse (Verb)
To provoke someone to anger or action. - rouse (Verb)
To pull by main strength; to haul. - rouse (Verb)
To be excited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rouse (v. i. & t.)
To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. - rouse (n.)
A bumper in honor of a toast or health. - rouse (n.)
A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic. - rouse (v.)
To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase. - rouse (v.)
To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly. - rouse (v.)
To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions. - rouse (v.)
To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate. - rouse (v.)
To raise; to make erect. - rouse (v. i.)
To get or start up; to rise. - rouse (v. i.)
To awake from sleep or repose. - rouse (v. i.)
To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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rouse
To stop sleeping. -
rouse
To make someone stop sleeping.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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rouse
To man-handle. "Rouse in the cable," haul it in, and make it taut.
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🔤- rouse, verb, present, 1st person singular of rouse (infinitive).
- rouse, verb (infinitive).
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