ROUST

Etymology

Verb

roust (third-person singular simple present rousts, present participle rousting, simple past and past participle rousted)

(transitive) to rout out of bed; to rouse

To harass, to treat in a rough way.

(transitive, slang) to arrest

(transitive) to drive strongly

Synonyms

• (rout out of bed): bring round, knock up; see also awaken

• (arrest): collar, nick, pinch

Noun

roust (plural rousts)

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

Synonyms

• roost, rost

Anagrams

• Rusto, Stour, Tours, routs, stour, sutor, torus, tours

Source: Wiktionary

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Roust (roust), v. t.

Definition: To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Roust, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. röst an estuary.]

Definition: A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel. [Written also rost, and roost.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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