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   roust

   /raʊst/

   verb

   • 1. cause to get up or start moving; rouse: North American "I rousted him out of bed with a cup of coffee"
   • 2. treat roughly; harass: informal North American "detectives had rousted him the night of the murder"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: perhaps an alteration of rouse.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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