roust

1. 1

   to rout out of bed; to rouse.transitive

   • 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Yesterday morn at 6:30 they rousted me up & gave me 2 shots in the behind.
2. 2

   To harass, to treat in a rough way.informaltransitive

   • My client is an ex-convict. He's been constantly harassed by the police... subjected to extreme mental cruelty and public degradation. He's even been denied an adequate place to live! To be very blunt, gentlemen, my client has been thorough
3. 3

   To arrest.slangtransitive

4. 4

   To drive strongly.transitive

syn. knock up

1. 1

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

   • At the north point of this island, called Ska, goes a very rapid current; like the Roust of Sumburghead