rouse

Speech parts

1. rouse - Noun

2. rouse - Verb

4. Rouse - Proper noun

Meaning

To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.

A bumper in honor of a toast or health.

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

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

To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions.

To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.

To raise; to make erect.

To get or start up; to rise.

To awake from sleep or repose.

To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wake up wake excite awaken arouse kindle move charge trigger stimulate inspire provoke spur stir incite
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Antonyms

still cow daunt sleep bed crash
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Hypernyms

change move trouble alter modify upset

Hyponyms

call hunt bother electrify pother bring back

Phrases with the word

rouse from sleep rouse oneself rouse up rouse or arouse rouse interest

Derivatives

roused rousing

Anagrams

Euros suero rusoe

Examples

The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks Source: Internet

He was roused by the drunken men in the street Source: Internet

Please wake me at 6 AM. Source: Internet

He finally bestirred himself Source: Internet

The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M. Source: Internet

Criticised by W.H.D. Rouse, "The Double Axe and the Labyrinth" The Journal of Hellenic Studies 21 (1901), pp. 268-274, noting the reappearance of the same inscribed symbols at the newly discovered palace a Phaistos (p. 273). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rousable rousant Rousdon rouse from sleep Rouse number rouse oneself