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--n. 3 merry-go-round, carousel or carrousel, Old-fashioned or
dialect whirligig: The children weren't the only ones who
enjoyed themselves on the roundabout. 4 Brit mini-roundabout, US
and Canadian rotary, traffic circle: When you come to the
roundabout, turn right and keep going till you come to a traffic
light.
round-up n. 1 gathering, assembly, rally, collection, herding, US and
Canadian (of cattle or horses) corralling, wrangling: The
round-up of suspects by the police was focused on the
Bournemouth area. 2 summary, synopsis, digest, outline,
recapitulation, review, survey, Colloq recap: And now, with a
round-up of the news, here is Moira Lawley.
rouse v. 1 arouse, call, waken, awaken, wake (up), get up, arise: I
was roused from a deep slumber by a dog's barking. 2 stir (up),
arouse, bestir, stimulate, inspirit, animate, invigorate,
electrify, excite, provoke, prompt, goad, prod, galvanize,
incite, whet, move, work up, fire up: Bruce's unquenchable
enthusiasm roused many to become involved in the campaign.
rousing adj. stimulating, inspiriting, animating, enlivening,
energizing, inspiring, invigorating, vitalizing, electrifying;
fervent, vigorous, energetic, enthusiastic, spirited, brisk,
lively, animated, Colloq peppy: The huge crowd gave the team a
rousing cheer as they jogged out onto the field.
rout n. 1 defeat, trouncing, ruin, overthrow, subjugation,
vanquishment, d‚bƒcle, conquest, thrashing, drubbing, beating;
dispersal, retreat, collapse; Colloq licking, hiding, US and
Canadian shellacking: Owing to the government's overwhelming
forces, there was a complete rout of the rebels.
--v. 2 defeat, win (out) over, trounce, ruin, overthrow, bring
down, subjugate, subdue, suppress, vanquish, conquer, overwhelm,
overpower, put to rout or flight, worst, best, trample, overrun,
thrash, trim, whip, drub, beat, crush, batter, smash, shatter,
cut to pieces or ribbons or shreds, destroy, devastate, wipe
out, eliminate, put down, seal the doom or the fate of,
eradicate, obliterate, Colloq lick, wipe the floor with, polish
off, knock off, Hyperbolic sports jargon pulverize, make