roust


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roust

 (roust)
tr.v. roust·ed, roust·ing, rousts
1. To cause to get out of bed.
2. To cause to leave; drive away: people who were rousted out of their homes by rioters.
3. To confront or treat aggressively: The police rousted a group of teenagers in the park.

[Probably alteration of rouse.]
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roust

(raʊst)
vb
(often foll by: out) to rout or stir, as out of bed
[C17: perhaps an alteration of rouse1]
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roust

(raʊst)

v.t.
to rout, as from a place: to roust someone out of bed.
[1650–60; perhaps alter. of rouse1]
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roust


Past participle: rousted
Gerund: rousting

Imperative
roust
roust
Present
I roust
you roust
he/she/it rousts
we roust
you roust
they roust
Preterite
I rousted
you rousted
he/she/it rousted
we rousted
you rousted
they rousted
Present Continuous
I am rousting
you are rousting
he/she/it is rousting
we are rousting
you are rousting
they are rousting
Present Perfect
I have rousted
you have rousted
he/she/it has rousted
we have rousted
you have rousted
they have rousted
Past Continuous
I was rousting
you were rousting
he/she/it was rousting
we were rousting
you were rousting
they were rousting
Past Perfect
I had rousted
you had rousted
he/she/it had rousted
we had rousted
you had rousted
they had rousted
Future
I will roust
you will roust
he/she/it will roust
we will roust
you will roust
they will roust
Future Perfect
I will have rousted
you will have rousted
he/she/it will have rousted
we will have rousted
you will have rousted
they will have rousted
Future Continuous
I will be rousting
you will be rousting
he/she/it will be rousting
we will be rousting
you will be rousting
they will be rousting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rousting
you have been rousting
he/she/it has been rousting
we have been rousting
you have been rousting
they have been rousting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rousting
you will have been rousting
he/she/it will have been rousting
we will have been rousting
you will have been rousting
they will have been rousting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rousting
you had been rousting
he/she/it had been rousting
we had been rousting
you had been rousting
they had been rousting
Conditional
I would roust
you would roust
he/she/it would roust
we would roust
you would roust
they would roust
Past Conditional
I would have rousted
you would have rousted
he/she/it would have rousted
we would have rousted
you would have rousted
they would have rousted
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Translations

roust

[raʊst] VT (US) (also roust out) → hacer salir bruscamente
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roust

vt (US, from home, usual place on street: also roust out) → vertreiben; (= call out)kommen lassen; to roust somebody out of bed, to roust somebody outjdn aus dem Bett holen
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