Rouse

Word ROUSE
Character 5
Hyphenation rouse
Pronunciations /ˈɹaʊz/

Definitions and meanings of "Rouse"

What do we mean by rouse?

To wake (someone) up. intransitive verb

To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited; stir up. synonym: provoke. intransitive verb

To give rise to; bring about. intransitive verb

To awaken. intransitive verb

To become active, attentive, or excited. intransitive verb

An arousing; a sudden start or movement, as from torpor or inaction; also, a signal for arousing or starting up; the reveille. noun

Same as roose.

Wine or other liquor considered as an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper. noun

Hence Noise; intemperate mirth. noun

To blow air through (the wort of beer) in order to aid in the development of the yeast.

To cause to start up by noise or clamor, especially from sleep; startle into movement or activity; in hunting, to drive or frighten from a lurking-place or covert.

To raise or waken from torpor or inaction by any means; provoke to activity; wake or stir up: said of animate beings.

To evoke a commotion in or about: said of inanimate things.

Hence To move or stir up vigorously by direct force; use energetic means for raising, stirring, or moving along. In this sense still sometimes written rowse.

To raise up; erect; rear; fix in an elevated position.

To put and turn over or work about in salt, as fish in the operation of rousing; roil.

Nautical, to haul heavily.

Synonyms and To animate, kindle, stimulate, provoke, stir up.

To start or rise up, as from sleep, repose, or inaction; throw off torpor or quietude; make a stir or movement.

To rise; become erect; stand up.

An arousal.

The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.

To awaken with coercive action, to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger. Use of physical action to attain active state. Urban Dictionary

A single grain of rice. Urban Dictionary

A Northerners term for a rodent that has the appearance of a mouse from the front, but the long tail of a rat, hence rouse. Seldom seen before nightfall, these shy beasts feed on scraps of waste from Kebab shops and pizza parlours. Urban Dictionary

The spawn of a raptor and a mouse. Most often resembles a mouse in cuteness, but when running, resembles a raptor in both stance and stride. Urban Dictionary

Something you or a person likes alot. Urban Dictionary

Part of speech: verb origin: british definition: to be utterly dominated by an african-american in one-on-one combat ( both physically and intellectually ). The african is then entitled to the sibling of the defeated. Urban Dictionary

To be "roused on" is to be scolded or to get into trouble. To have a row is to have an argument or fight. Urban Dictionary

To rat, tattle tale,or snitch, or to run away from a fight because of your cowardly ways. To take a dump. Urban Dictionary

A phrase typically used by the Airsoft community in Europe. A Rouse is a player that is notorious for getting up close and personal by eliminating players with the use of rubber replicas of melee weapons such as knives, axes and swords. A Rouse is usually an expert in stealth by being able to sneak up on players with ease in almost complete silence. Urban Dictionary

Named after famous Brisbane City Lothario from the early 90's - 2010. A Rouse is another name for a Rum and Coke without Ice. To this day the majority of Brisbane pubs and nightspots will serve such a drink upon request without questioning what it actually is. Some say he was single handidly responsible for putting the ithica ice works out of business. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Rouse

The word "rouse" in example sentences

However, I've never eaten a single rouse from a bowl of rice. ❋ Ulysses (2010)

In fact, this rouse is so clever that your credit card statement will even show “donation to Planned Parenthood”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In these circumstances why should Pechorin rouse himself to care about anything? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Gold you have none to bestow, but you can give interest; you can, in short, rouse others to help the helpless. ❋ L. T. Meade (1884)

The first sort therefore he divideth either into such as rouse the beast, and continue the chase, or springeth the bird, and bewrayeth her flight by pursuit. ❋ Thomas Malory Jean Froissart (N/A)

She could speak with them and share their interests less whole-heartedly than of old; but they set it down to her tribulation and tried to "rouse" her. ❋ Eden Phillpotts (1911)

Yesterday morning, just before daylight in Fort Willshire, I desired his bugler to blow the "rouse," which you well remember. ❋ Unknown (1903)

It pleased him to assure her that his mates were men of their word, and had promised to pay the old lord with a 'rouse' for it, nothing worse. ❋ George Meredith (1868)

Lord Vincent followed Mrs. Dugald's advice and tried to "rouse" himself. ❋ Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1859)

Any spot of earth that has been for some time the theatre of heart-stirring events, such as rouse men's strong emotions, and on which happy and hopeful as well as wretched days have been spent, will so entwine itself with the affections of men that they will cling to it and love it, more or less powerfully, no matter how barren may be the spot or how dreary its general aspect. ❋ Unknown (1859)

-- Their education in poetry and music was no less carefully watched over than their cleverness and purity of speech, but their songs were such as rouse men's blood and stir them to deeds of prowess, written in plain unaffected language, upon noble and edifying subjects. ❋ 46-120? Plutarch (1839)

The MS. has "noon of hunger, night of waking;" and in the next line, "rouse" for reach. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Test, compare and then rouse - "rouse" being the strategy that Julia Gillard recommends that parents do to ❋ Chris Bonnor (2010)

'rouse' sounded at 2.45 A.M. and the march began at four; the troops were generally in camp by two P.M. and the baggage was usually reported all in by five; but the rearguard had both hard work and long hours. ❋ Archibald Forbes (1869)

I had no objection to a speech that would touch on the public mood, that would call on Americans to rouse themselves to action, as long as it also spelled out specific solutions. ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

I pulled out my pistol and [roused] [this fool]. I have to rouse a [mother focker] everyday. ❋ Rouse It Big (2009)

Would you like some [more rice]? There is only a single [grain] of rouse [on your plate]. ❋ Mildthing (2009)

I saw what looked like a cross between [a mouse] and [a rat] outside that [kebab shop] last night, I think it was a rouse, bastard thing! ❋ Nigel Fleming (2006)

Dude, did you see [that girl] [on the track team]? She's totally a rouse. But [definitely] hot. ❋ Kayerin (2009)

"i wanna rouse some [lollies]" "that looks [rouse'n] [az]!" ❋ Rousn Guy (2009)

Jamal had his eyes [on Billy's] sister for quite some time. His senior [resolution] was to rouse Billy and claim his [prize] before the year was over. ❋ ANarniaMoose (2006)

I was [roused on] by my Mum for wearing my favourite [jackie howe] to my cousin's wedding. My girlfriend rouses on me when I stay at the pub drinking. I had a huge row with my brother over the [tv remote]. ❋ Jay Plane (2010)

Yo man, I heard you [roused on] me. That shit ain't cool. You totally [roused] during [the fight]!!! I gotta go take a Rouse ❋ Bigfoots Balls (2010)

Josh is such a Rouse! He [snuck] right up [on me] and [I didn]’t even hear him coming. ❋ SnortTheBliss (2023)

I can't believe that he [continues] to drink a "Rouse" when its 34deg ... I need to have [ice] in my [rum] ! ❋ Benocon (2011)

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