roust
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of roust
First recorded in 1650–60; perhaps alteration of rouse 1
Example Sentences
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I’d be the guy who falls asleep at 10, waking when authorities shine spotlights and blare Kenny G songs at my house to roust me out to vote.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2024
She didn’t roust a quorum of designers from their set ways.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022
Advocates for the homeless ardently protest efforts to roust the encampments, arguing people have nowhere else to go.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2022
For 19 days, she evaded the men who came with poles and nets and ropes, and a helicopter that thwapped its rotor blades at the water to roust her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2021
A roust allowed Chandler to replenish his jars.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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