I. kəˈrau̇z noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French carrousse, carroux, from carous, carroux, adverb, all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), modification of German garaus (in garaus trinken to empty the cup), from gar quite, entirely (from Old High German garo, from garo, adjective, ready, complete) + aus out (from Old High German ūz ) — more at yare , out
1. archaic : a large draft of liquor : a cupful drunk up : toast
drank a deep carouse to the queen's health — John Milton
2. : a drinking bout : a drunken revel
drowning care in a perpetual carouse — R.L.Stevenson
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
1. : to drink deeply or freely and repeatedly (as in compliment)
he had been aboard carousing to his mates — Shakespeare
2. : to take part in a carouse
the sailors went ashore to carouse
transitive verb
obsolete : to drink up : quaff