1. to stir up or disturb someone, especially from sleep or rest
Usage: informal
2. to force someone to leave a place
Usage: informal

Examples

• The fire alarm will roust everyone from their beds.
• Police came to roust the protesters from the park.
• Don’t roust me so early on a Saturday morning.
• The landlord tried to roust the tenants who hadn’t paid rent.
• The coach will roust the team for practice at dawn.
• Security guards roust loiterers from the building entrance.