Rouse

[raʊz]

Definition

(v. i. & t.) To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.

(n.) A bumper in honor of a toast or health.

(n.) A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.

(v.) To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase.

(v.) To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly.

(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.

(v.) To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.

(v.) To raise; to make erect.

(v. i.) To get or start up; to rise.

(v. i.) To awake from sleep or repose.

(v. i.) To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.

Editor: Upton

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Awaken, wake, waken, arouse.[2]. Animate, kindle, enkindle, stimulate, excite, provoke, stir up.

v. n. [1]. Rise.[2]. Awake, wake, get up, start up.

Editor: Monica

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Wake, excite, agitate, startle, surprise

ANT:Compose, allay, calm, soothe, quiet, repress, Rout,[See CIRCUITOUS]

Checker: Rowena

Definition

v.t. to raise up: to stir up: to awaken: to excite to anything: to put into action: to startle or start as an animal: to work about in salt to roil.—v.i. to awake: to be excited to action.—n. the reveille.—adv. (obs.) vehemently.—adj. Rous′ant (her.) starting up as a bird in the attitude of rising.—ns. Rouse′ment an awakening religious discourse; Rous′er one who or that which rouses anything astonishing.—adj. Rous′ing having power to awaken: great violent.—adv. Rous′ingly.—adj. Rous′y noisy riotous.

n. a carousal: a bumper.

Checked by Joy