Roister \Roist"er\, v. i. [Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown,
clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See Rustic.]
To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy,
vaunting, or turbulent.
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I have a roisting challenge sent amongst
The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Roister \Roist"er\, n.
See Roisterer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
roister
v : engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out
carousing last night" [syn: carouse, riot]
WordNet (r) 2.0
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "roister":
bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, bounce, brag, bully, carouse,
celebrate, create a disturbance, create a riot, cut loose, debauch,
gasconade, go berserk, hector, hell around, intimidate, jollify,
jolly, lark, let go, let loose, let off steam, make a commotion,
make an ado, make merry, make trouble, make whoopee,
out-herod Herod, rage, raise a ruckus, raise a rumpus,
raise a storm, raise hell, rant, rave, revel, riot, roil, rollick,
run amok, run riot, run wild, see life, skylark, slang, splutter,
spree, sputter, step out, storm, swagger, swashbuckle, vapor,
wanton, whoop it up
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
carouse, riot
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