rouse+from+sleep

  • 11rouse — verb 1 raise sb (from their sleep/slumbers) to wake someone up with difficulty because they are sleeping deeply 2 (T) to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it: rouse sb into action: The …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12rouse — [raʊz] verb 1》 bring out of sleep; awaken.     ↘cease to sleep; wake up. 2》 bring out of inactivity. 3》 excite; provoke: his evasiveness roused my curiosity. 4》 stir (a liquid, especially beer while brewing). Derivatives rousable adjective rouser …

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  • 13rouse — [[t]raʊz[/t]] v. roused, rous•ing, n. 1) to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, etc 2) to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger 3) ahb. to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14a|rouse — «uh ROWZ», verb, a|roused, a|rous|ing. –v.t. 1. to stir to action; excite: »The attack on Pearl Harbor aroused the whole country. His behavior had aroused suspicion. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 15Strays Don't Sleep — Infobox musical artist | Name = Strays Don t Sleep Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Genre = Alternative country Years active = 2005–2006 Label = One Little Indian Associated acts = URL =… …

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  • 16Message from Space — For the Choose Your Own Adventure book reissued under this title, see The Third Planet from Altair. Message from Space Directed by Kinji Fukasaku …

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  • 17wake — wake1 waker, n. /wayk/, v., waked or woke, waked or woken, waking, n. v.i. 1. to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up). 2. to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one s daydreams …

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  • 18wake — I [[t]weɪk[/t]] v. waked woke, waked wok•en, wak•ing, 1) to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up) 2) to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awake: to wake from one s daydreams[/ex] 3) to become cognizant… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19wake — I. v. n. 1. Watch, be awake, continue awake. 2. Awake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep, cease from sleep. 3. Revel, carouse, feast, sit up late for festive purposes. 4. Be excited, be roused up, be active. II. v. a. 1. Awaken, waken,… …

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  • 20Awake — A*wake , v. t. [imp. {Awoke}, {Awaked}; p. p. {Awaked}; (Obs.) {Awaken}, {Awoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awaking}. The form {Awoke} is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS. [=a]w[ae]cnan, v. i. (imp. aw[=o]c), and [=a]wacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). See… …

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