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roust.

to rout out of bed; to rouse.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹaʊst/
  1. to rout out of bed; to rouse.

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

    informal · transitive
  3. To arrest.

    slang · transitive
  4. To drive strongly.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse rǫst (“current, stream in the sea”).

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