What does carouse mean?
Definitions for carouse
kəˈraʊzcarouse
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word carouse.
Princeton's WordNet
carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-upverb
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
carouse, roister, riotverb
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
"They were out carousing last night"
Wiktionary
carouseverb
To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.
carouseverb
To drink to excess.
If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian's.
Etymology: From carousser, from gar aus, from gar austrinken. More at drink.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Carousenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
Waste in wild riot what your land allows,
There ply the early feast, and late carouse. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.He had so many eyes watching over him, as he could not drink a full carouse of sack; but the state was advertised thereof within few hours after. John Davies, on Ireland.
Please you, we may contrive this afternoon,
And quaff carouses to our mistress’ health. William Shakespeare.To Carouseverb
To drink.
Now my sick fool, Roderigo,
Whom love hath turn’d almost the wrong side out,
To Desdemona hath tonight carous’d
Potations pottle deep. William Shakespeare, Othello.Our cheerful guests carouse the sparkling tears
Of the rich grape, whilst musick charms their ears. John Denham.To CAROUSEverb
To drink; to quaff; to drink largely.
Etymology: carousser, Fr. from gar ausz, all out, Germ.
He calls for wine: a health, quoth he, as if
H’ad been aboard carousing to his mates
After a storm. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.Learn with how little life may be preserved,
In gold and myrrh they need not to carouse. Walter Raleigh.Now hats fly off, and youths carouse,
Healths first go round, and then the house,
The brides came thick and thick. John Suckling.Under the shadow of friendly boughs
They sit carousing, where their liquour grows. Edmund Waller.
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carouse
Carouse generally refers to the act of engaging in a lively, noisy and enjoyable social gathering, often involving drinking alcohol and behaving in a boisterous or disorderly manner. It can also imply indulgence in excessive or luxurious pleasures.
Webster Dictionary
Carousenoun
a large draught of liquor
Carousenoun
a drinking match; a carousal
Carouseverb
to drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take part in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels
Carouseverb
to drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially
Etymology: [F. carrousse, earlier carous, fr. G. garaus finishing stroke, the entire emptying of the cup in drinking a health; gar entirely + aus out. See Yare, and Out.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Carouse
kar-owz′, n. a drinking-bout: a noisy revel.—v.i. to hold a drinking-bout: to drink freely and noisily.—ns. Carous′al, a carouse: a feast; Carous′er, one who carouses.—adv. Carous′ingly. [O. Fr. carous, Fr. carrousse—Ger. gar aus, quite out!—that is, empty the glass.]
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Anagrams for carouse »
acerous
euscaro
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of carouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of carouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse.
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