roust

Plural: rousts

Verb

Verb Forms: rousted, rousting, rousts

• To stir up and force out, often from sleep.
• to rout out of bed; to rouse
• To harass, to treat in a rough way.
• to arrest
• to drive strongly

Noun

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

Examples

• He tried to roust his opponent from their confident stupor with a surprising challenge.

Synonyms

awaken, bring round, collar, knock up, nick, pinch, roost, rost

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