I. kə-ˈrau̇z noun
Etymology: Middle French carrousse, from carous, adverb, all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), from German gar aus
Date: 1559
1. archaic : a large draft of liquor : toast
2. : a drunken revel
II. verb
( ca·roused ; ca·rous·ing )
Date: 1566
intransitive verb
1. : to drink liquor freely or excessively
2. : to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior
transitive verb
obsolete : to drink up : quaff
• ca·rous·er noun