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roust

verb
/ɹaʊst/

Etymology

1650s, variant of rouse, possibly influenced by rout.

  1. derived from rǫst

Definitions

  1. to rout out of bed

    to rout out of bed; to rouse.

    • 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Yesterday morn at 6:30 they rousted me up & gave me 2 shots in the behind.

  2. To harass, to treat in a rough way.

  3. To arrest.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To drive strongly.

    2. A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.

      • At the north point of this island, called Ska, goes a very rapid current; like the Roust of Sumburghead

The neighborhood

Derived

roustabout, rouster

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