carouse

American  

[kuh-rouz] / kəˈraʊz /

verb (used without object)

caroused, carousing

1. to engage in a drunken revel.

   They caroused all night.

   Synonyms:

   drink, celebrate, revel

2. to drink deeply and frequently.

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noun

1. carousal.

carouse British  

/ kəˈraʊz /

verb

1. (intr) to have a merry drinking spree; drink freely

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noun

1. another word for carousal

Other Word Forms

• carouser noun
• carousing noun

Etymology

Origin of carouse

First recorded in 1550–60; variant of garouse, from German gar aus (trinken) “(to drink) fully out,” i.e., “to drain the cup”; compare Middle French carous, from dialectal German gar ūs

Example Sentences

“What a pity the fair lady can’t be there, invisible,” Ibsen’s Hedda grumbled at being left home while the men got to carouse.

From Los Angeles Times

I was in New York doing a show and perhaps going through some melancholic times and carousing too much and enjoying Broadway, but not really that happy myself.

From New York Times

His songs blended the scabrous and the sentimental, ranging from carousing anthems to snapshots of life in the gutter to unexpectedly tender love songs.

From Washington Times

Beneath the gaiety and carousing ran an undercurrent of anguish: The country remains locked in a ferocious war with Russia.

From Washington Times

Beneath the gaiety and carousing ran an undercurrent of anguish: the country remains locked in a ferocious war with Russia.

From Seattle Times