rouse in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
rouse in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
rouse in Marathi मराठी
rouse in English
- rouse⇄noun 1. the act of rousing.
2. a signal for rousing or action. - rouse⇄rouse (1), verb, roused,rousing,noun.
- rouse⇄rouse (2), noun.
(Archaic.)
1. a drinking party; carouse.
Ex. Fill the cup and fill the can. Have a rouse before the morn (Tennyson).
2. a full draft of liquor; bumper. - rouse⇄v.i. to become active; rise; wake.
Ex. Morpheus rouses from his bed (Alexander Pope). - rouse⇄v.t. 1. to wake up.
Ex. I was roused by the ring of the telephone.
(SYN) awaken.
2. (Figurative.)
a. to stir up.
Ex. The dogs roused a deer from the bushes. Ethan, with a touch of his whip, roused the sorrel to a languid