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Carouse vs Roarer - What's the difference?

carouse | roarer |

As nouns the difference between carouse and roarer

is that carouse is a large draught of liquor while roarer is one who roars.

As a verb carouse

is to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.

carouse

English

Verb

(carous)
  • To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
    • We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.
  • To drink to excess.
    • If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian's.

    Derived terms

    * carousal * carousel * carrousel

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large draught of liquor.
  • * Sir J. Davies
    • a full carouse of sack
  • * Shakespeare
    • Drink carouses to the next day's fate.
  • A drinking match; a carousal.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • The early feast and late carouse .

    Anagrams

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    roarer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who roars.
  • (archaic) One of a group of young men who would carouse in taverns, then pick brawls on the street for entertainment.

    • Synonyms

    * (young man who picks brawls) roaring boy