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 initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.