Roust Definition
roust
rousted, rousts
verb
To rouse or stir (up)
Webster's New World
To cause to get out of bed.
American Heritage
To rout or drive (out)
Webster's New World
To confront or treat aggressively.
The police rousted a group of teenagers in the park.
American Heritage
To harass, to treat in a rough way.
Wiktionary
Origin of Roust
Probably alteration of rouse
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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