carouse

²carouse

verb

ca·rousedca·rous·ing

Definition of CAROUSE

intransitive verb

1

: to drink liquor freely or excessively

2

: to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior

transitive verb

obsolete : to drink up : quaff

— ca·rous·er noun

Examples of CAROUSE

1. My brother and his friends went out carousing last night.
2. <spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates>

First Known Use of CAROUSE

1566

Related to CAROUSE

Synonyms: binge, birl [chiefly Scottish], revel, roister, wassail

Related Words: booze, drink, guzzle, liquor (up), soak, tipple

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Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail