roust

Related to roust: rust, Proust

roust

1. To bring one back to consciousness or alertness out of some state of unconsciousness. I find that I need two separate alarms to roust me from sleep in the morning. No amount of noise could roust him out of his stupor.
2. To drive or force someone out of or away from some place or thing. We'd been studying so long that a security guard eventually came to roust us from the library. The government began deploying tear gas to roust protestors out of the camp. I sent Mike upstairs to roust his older brother out of bed.
3. To harass, confront, or accost someone. The police have rousted Jim several times already in their attempt to pin the crime on him. The mob boss has been sending armed thugs around to roust local business owners, trying to scare them into paying protection money.

roust (one) out of (something)

1. To bring one back to consciousness or alertness out of some state of unconsciousness. I find that I need two separate alarms to roust me out of sleep in the morning. No amount of noise could roust him out of his stupor.
2. To drive or force one out of or away from some place or thing. We'd been studying so long that a security guard eventually came to roust us out of the library. The government began deploying tear gas to roust protestors out of the camp. I sent Mike upstairs to roust his older brother out of bed.
See also: of, out, roust

roust out

1. To cause someone to come out of slumber or some state of unconsciousness. A noun or pronoun can be used between "roust" and "out." The sound of the cockerel in the yard rousted me out of my sleep. These smelling salts should roust the poor man out of this fainting fit.
2. To drive or force someone or an animal out of or away from some place or thing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "roust" and "out." We'd been studying so long in the library that a security guard eventually came to roust us out. I used a long pole to roust out the family of skunks that had taken up residence beneath my porch.
See also: out, roust
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

roust someone out of something

 and roust someone out
to force someone out of something. Bob's brother rousted him out of bed just in time for the school bus. He rousted out his brother.
See also: of, out, roust
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

roust

(rɑʊst)
1. tv. [for a police officer] to bother or interfere with someone; to arrest someone. (see also rousted. Underworld.) The cops rousted the gang without warning.
2. tv. to raid someone’s residence; to bust a person or place. (Underworld.) That bar was rousted last week.
3. n. a raid or a bust. Okay, stand still. This is a roust!

rousted

(ˈrɑʊstəd)
mod. arrested. (Underworld.) The cops rousted the dealers, but that didn’t even slow down the drug trade.
See also: roust
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • roust (one) out of (something)
  • roust out of
  • rousted
  • rouse
  • rouse (one) from (something)
  • rouse (one) out of (something)
  • rouse from
  • rouse out of
  • roust out
  • waking
References in periodicals archive
22 April 2013 -- Bankrupt Polish vodka maker Central European Distribution (OTC: CEDCQ) said that it and Roust Trading have pulled back from an offer to make an aggregate USD 5m gift to all existing CEDC stockholders under pressure from certain of CEDC's stakeholders
-Central European Distribution withdrawals shareholder offer
CEDC has received a merger proposal from Russian Standard Corporation (Roust, which currently owns 9.9% in CEDC).
Merger proposal from Russian Standard Corporation
El NIAP corre por debajo de la AF, y penetra en un tunel carnoso espiroidal, verdadero "estuche protector" (Roust & Espeche, 1969), formado por los haces superficial y profundo del musculo supinador (Spinner; Roust & Espeche; Ferreira et al., 1984; Lafalla, 1987; Debouck & Rooze, 1995; Riffaud et al., 1999; Ozturk et al., 2005).
Anatomical and clinical considerations about the radial nerve in the elbow/ Consideraciones anatomo-clinicas sobre el nervio radial en el codo
NONAGRAM: fort; four; frost; poor; port; porous; pour; proof; purr; roof; roost; root; rotor; roup; roust; rout; rust; RUSTPROOF; sort; sour; spoor; sport; sprout; spur; spurt; strop; stupor; surf; torpor; torr; torso; torus; tour; troop; turf; turps; uproot.
LEISURE TIME: QUIZ CHALLENGE
I am frequently to be heard saying: "You'd have been up since dawn hoeing the turnips," when I try to roust them out of their beds and into clothing in time for elevenses.
The anaglypta trap
Trommel screens--which separate primarily by size--were deployed initially in some MRFs (and are still used in some facilities) to roust out broken glass.
Thinking ahead: matching conveyors to the recycling task can require a lot of thought by plant designers and operators
Because he "worked in the shadow" of powerful Western companies, according to Roustam, Roust Inc.
Roustam Tariko (A): Russian entrepreneur
Although this story is more difficult to piece together, it is unlikely that they actually intended to harm Diallo; the police roust thousands of young men each day in New York and very rarely accidentally kill them in the process.
The Diallo Verdict: Another "Tragic Accident" in New York's War on Street Crime?
Flipping a bit between 0 and 1 would roust only two electrons, minimizing power use and heat.
Electrons hop; current and heat drop
In this novel, the devil is Musa, and his goal is to roust Jesus out of his cave and force him back into the world of commodities and trade.
The Presence of Absence: On Prayers and an Epiphany
In Juneau, Chris Roust, a building official with the community development department, points to pent-up demand for housing and voter rejection of the capital move initiative as breaking the logjam that held back home construction there.
Residential resurgence: demand for new homes is strong, but builders don't want a boom if it comes with a bust
He mentioned an effort by state troopers to roust traveling rock-music devotees, so-called Dead Heads, from interstate-highway rest areas.
Charge against photographer is dismissed
More specifically, his job was to roust the coveys and singles pinned by the plantation's stylish pointers and English setters.
Ralph
According to CEDCa[euro](tm)s statement, Russian Standard is offering in return assets held by Roust Inc, a Russian alcohol importer it owns, and debt restructuring assistance for CEDC.
Russian Standard seeks to raise stake in CEDC
If visitors disturb the peace, Leominster or Sterling police have the right to roust them but have little say on what the land is used for.
Political splash over reservoir