Roust

//ɹaʊst//

Synonyms for "roust" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Verb(3 words)

Strong matches (4)

Related words (6)

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Translations

12 translations across 3 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • арестувам verb (to arrest)
  • събуждам се verb (to rouse)

Czech

3 entries
  • vyburcovat verb (to rouse)
  • vytáhnout z postele verb (to rouse)
  • zburcovat verb (to rouse)

German

4 entries
  • aus dem Bett schmeißen verb (to rouse)
  • einbuchten verb (to arrest)
  • einlochen verb (to arrest)
  • grob behandeln verb (to treat in a rough way)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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"Why didn't you roust me out?" / "Well, I tried to, but I couldn't; I couldn't budge you." / "Well, all right. Don't stand there palavering all day, but out with you and see if there's a fish on the lines for breakfast. I'll be along in a minute."

Source: wiktionary

1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Yesterday morn at 6:30 they rousted me up & gave me 2 shots in the behind.

Source: wiktionary

My client is an ex-convict. He's been constantly harassed by the police... subjected to extreme mental cruelty and public degradation. He's even been denied an adequate place to live! To be very blunt, gentlemen, my client has been thoroughly rousted.

Source: wiktionary

At the north point of this island, called Ska, goes a very rapid current; like the Roust of Sumburghead

Source: wiktionary

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