carouse

Plural: carouses

Noun

revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
A large draught of liquor.
A drinking bout; a carousal.

Verb

Verb Forms: caroused, carousing, carouses

To engage in a noisy, lively drinking party.
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
To drink to excess.

Examples

After a big win in Words With Friends, one might CAROUSE in celebration, but silently.
If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian’s.
We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.

Synonyms

bender, booze-up, carousal, riot, roister, toot

Scrabble Score: 9

carouse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
carouse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carouse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

carouse: valid Words With Friends Word