roust

raʊst

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Definition of roust - Reverso English Dictionary

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sleep

Rare

wake someone up from sleep

Rare

He was rousted from bed at dawn.

arouse

awaken

conflict

Rare

harass or treat someone roughly

Rare

The guards rousted the prisoners during the inspection.

annoy

bother

pester

awaken or activate

Rare

cause to get up or start moving

Rare

The coach’s whistle rousted the sleepy players onto the field..

arouse

awaken

stir

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roust out

force someone to leave a place

The police rousted out the squatters.

Origin of roust

Old French, ruser (to drive back)

Examples of roust in a sentence

The noise rousted the campers from their tents.
The protesters were rousted by the police.
He was rousted from his sleep by loud noises.
The coach roused the team with a motivational speech.
She roused the cat from its nap.

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French:réveiller, malmener, ...
German:wecken, schikanieren, ...
Italian:svegliare, maltrattare, ...
Spanish:despertar, acosar, ...
Portuguese:despertar, assediar, ...
Chinese:叫醒, 粗暴对待, ...
Japanese:叩き起こす, 乱暴に扱う, ...
Arabic:أَيْقَظَ, ضَايَقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָעִיר, לְהַטְרִיד, ...
Russian:будить, грубо обращаться, ...
Ukrainian:розбудити, грубо поводитися, ...
Hindi:जगाना, परेशान करना, ...
Bengali:জাগানো, হয়রানি করা, ...
Catalan:despertar, assetjar, ...
Czech:vzbudit, šikanovat, ...
Danish:vække, chikanere, ...
Dutch:uit bed halen, ruw aanpakken, ...
Greek:ξυπνάω, παρενοχλώ, ...
Hungarian:felébreszteni, zaklatni, ...
Khmer:ដាស់ឱ្យភ្ញាក់, ធ្វើបាប, ...
Korean:깨우다, 괴롭히다, ...
Persian:بیدار کرد, آزار دادند, ...
Polish:obudzić, szorstko traktować, ...
Portuguese (BR):despertar, assediar, ...
Romanian:a trezi, a hărțui, ...
Swedish:väcka, trakassera, ...
Thai:ปลุก, รบกวน, ...
Turkish:uyandırmak, kaba davranmak, ...
Vietnamese:đánh thức, quấy rối, ...

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