Meaning & use
Roust
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To force someone out of bed, hiding, or a place of rest, often abruptly.
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The officers roused the squatters from the abandoned building at dawn.
Her alarm roused the whole household out of a deep sleep.
A note on using this word
Chiefly used in American English; often paired with 'out' as in 'roust out,' meaning to drive someone into action or out of a place.
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