Clues for the word "ROUSE"

We've had 65 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 274 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on March 22, 2026.

Definition of rouse

v. i. & t. - To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.
n. - A bumper in honor of a toast or health.
n. - A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
v. - To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase.
v. - To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly.
v. - To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions.
v. - To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.
v. - To raise; to make erect.
v. i. - To get or start up; to rise.
v. i. - To awake from sleep or repose.
v. i. - To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.