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rouse

transitive verb roused, rousing

  1. to cause (game) to rise from cover, come out of a lair, etc.; stir up to flight or attack
  2. to stir up, as to anger or action; excite
  3. to cause to come out of a state of sleep, repose, unconsciousness, etc.; wake
  4. Naut. to pull with force, esp. by hand; haul

intransitive verb

  1. to rise from cover, etc.: said of game
  2. to come out of a state of sleep, repose, etc.; wake
  3. to become active

noun

  1. the act of rousing
  2. a violent stir

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noun

  1. a drink of liquor
  2. a carousal

See rouse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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