roust

roust

 (roust)

tr.v. roust·ed, roust·ing, rousts

1. To cause to get out of bed.

2. To cause to leave; drive away: people who were rousted out of their homes by rioters.

3. To confront or treat aggressively: The police rousted a group of teenagers in the park.

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[Probably alteration of rouse.]

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roust

(raʊst)

vb

(often foll by: out) to rout or stir, as out of bed

[C17: perhaps an alteration of rouse¹]

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roust

(raʊst)

v.t.

to rout, as from a place: to roust someone out of bed.

[1650–60; perhaps alter. of rouse¹]

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roust

Past participle: rousted
Gerund: rousting

Imperative

roust

roust

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Translations

roust

[raʊst] VT (US) (also roust out) → hacer salir bruscamente

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roust

vt (US, from home, usual place on street: also roust out) → vertreiben; (= call out) → kommen lassen; to roust somebody out of bed, to roust somebody out → jdn aus dem Bett holen

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