carouse

[ kuh-rouz ]
/ kəˈraʊz /
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verb (used without object), ca·roused, ca·rous·ing.

to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
to drink deeply and frequently.

noun

carousal.

Origin of carouse

1550–60; variant of garouse < German gar aus ( trinken) (to drink) fully out, i.e. drain the cup; compare Middle French carous < dialectal German gar ūs

SYNONYMS FOR carouse

1 revel, celebrate, drink; live it up.
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OTHER WORDS FROM carouse

ca·rous·er, noun ca·rous·ing·ly, adverb un·ca·rous·ing, adjective

Words nearby carouse

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Words related to carouser

sponge, alcoholic, lush, inebriate, boozer, sot, bum, drinker, drunkard, hobo, guzzler, dipsomaniac, souse, bacchanal, soak, tippler, stiff, wino, debauchee, toper

British Dictionary definitions for carouser

carouse
/ (kəˈraʊz) /

verb

(intr) to have a merry drinking spree; drink freely

noun

another word for carousal

Derived forms of carouse

carouser, noun carousing, noun

Word Origin for carouse

C16: via French carrousser from German ( trinken) gar aus (to drink) right out