rouse

/ˈɹaʊz/ · noun

Meaning

An arousal.
The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.
To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
To pull by main strength; to haul.
To raise; to make erect.
An official ceremony over drinks.
A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.

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