carouse

  • 11carouse — UK [kəˈraʊz] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms carouse : present tense I/you/we/they carouse he/she/it carouses present participle carousing past tense caroused past participle caroused mainly literary to drink alcohol and enjoy yourself in a… …

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  • 12carouse — I. noun Etymology: Middle French carrousse, from carous, adverb, all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), from German gar aus Date: 1559 1. archaic a large draft of liquor ; toast 2. a drunken revel II. verb …

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  • 13carouse — verb /kəˈɹaʊz/ a) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering. We are all going to carouse at Brians tonight. b) To drink to excess. If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brians …

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  • 14carouse — [kə raʊz] verb drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way. noun a noisy, lively drinking party. Derivatives carousal noun carouser noun carousing noun Origin C16: orig. as adverb meaning right out, completely in the phr.… …

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  • 15carouse — verb it was pretty stupid to carouse the night before an exam Syn: drink and make merry, go on a drinking bout, go on a spree; revel, celebrate, roister; informal party, booze, go boozing, binge, go on a binge, go on a bender, paint the town red …

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  • 16carouse — /kəˈraʊz / (say kuh rowz) noun 1. a noisy or drunken feast; jovial revelry. –verb (i) (caroused, carousing) 2. to engage in a carouse; drink deeply. {noun and verb uses of obsolete adverb, from German gar aus wholly out, with reference to… …

  • 17carouse — v. & n. v.intr. 1 have a noisy or lively drinking party. 2 drink heavily. n. a noisy or lively drinking party. Derivatives: carousal n. carouser n. Etymology: orig. as adv. = right out, in phr. drink carouse f. G gar aus trinken …

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  • 18carouse — carouser, n. carousingly, adv. /keuh rowz /, v., caroused, carousing, n. v.i. 1. to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night. 2. to drink deeply and frequently. n. 3. carousal. [1550 60; var. of garouse < G gar aus (trinken) (to drink)&#8230; …

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  • 19carouse — Synonyms and related words: bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, bender, binge, booze, boozer, bout, brannigan, bust, carousal, celebrate, celebration, compotation, create a disturbance, create a riot, cut loose, debauch, debauchery,&#8230; …

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  • 20carouse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. feast, revel; debauch, drink. See drinking. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. make merry, imbibe, revel, party*; see celebrate 3 , drink 2 , play 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. drink, party, frolic,&#8230; …

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