To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
To pull by main strength; to haul.
To tell off; to criticise.
An arousal.
The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.
A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
An official ceremony over drinks.
Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.
To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).
To fire a weapon.
To initiate something.
To activate; to become active.
An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.