carouse
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1ca·rouse
noun \kə-ˈrau̇z\Definition of CAROUSE
1
archaic : a large draft of liquor : toast
2
: a drunken revel
See Examples of CAROUSE
- <the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing>
Origin of CAROUSE
Middle French carrousse, from carous, adverb, all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), from German gar aus
First Known Use: 1559
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Rhymes with CAROUSE
2carouse
verbca·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
- My brother and his friends went out carousing last night.
- <spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates>
First Known Use of CAROUSE
1566
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