Crouse

¹ American  

[krous] / kraʊs /

noun

1. Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.

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crouse ² American  

[kroos] / krus /

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. brisk; lively.

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crouse British  

/ kruːs /

adjective

1. dialect lively, confident, or saucy

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Other Word Forms

• crousely adverb

Etymology

Origin of crouse

1250–1300; Middle English crus, crous fierce, bold, violent < Middle Low German or Frisian krūs crisp; cognate with German kraus

Example Sentences

The team will also be leaning on 26-year-old right-handers Hans Crouse and Ryan Zeferjahn, who have combined for 39 career major league appearances, to pitch in high-leverage situations while awaiting the return of right-hander Robert Stephenson from Tommy John surgery.

From Los Angeles Times

In the old days, if the paper or network you worked for was important enough, your pass would get you onto the “press plane” and the bus populated by the “Boys on the Bus,” in the words of the title of Timothy Crouse’s best-selling book on the way the press covered the 1972 presidential campaign.

From Salon

“It will take us more time to slew from one target attitude to the next, and to be able to lock on to that science target,” said Patrick Crouse, Hubble’s project manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

From Science Magazine

“We do not see Hubble as being on its last legs,” Crouse said.

From Science Magazine

“We’re now a part of history,” player Lawson Crouse said.

From Seattle Times