Meaning

• An arousal.

• The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.

Meaning

• To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.

• To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).

  "to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions"

• To provoke (someone) to action or anger.

• To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.

  "to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase"

• To pull by main strength; to haul.

• To raise; to make erect.

• (when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.

  "He roused on her for being late yet again."