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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