rouse
rouse1 definition
rouse (ro̵uz)
transitive verb roused, rousing rous′·ing
- to cause (game) to rise from cover, come out of a lair, etc.; stir up to flight or attack
- to stir up, as to anger or action; excite
- to cause to come out of a state of sleep, repose, unconsciousness, etc.; wake
- Naut. to pull with force, esp. by hand; haul
Etymology: LME rowsen: orig. technical term in hawking & hunting, hence prob. < Anglo-Fr or OFr
intransitive verb
- to rise from cover, etc.: said of game
- to come out of a state of sleep, repose, etc.; wake
- to become active
noun
- the act of rousing
- a violent stir
Related Forms:
- rouser rous′er noun
rouse2 definition
rouse (ro̵uz)
noun
- a drink of liquor
- a carousal
Etymology: aphetic for carouse (from mistaking drink carouse as drink a rouse)
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