The difference between Get up and Rouse

When used as verbs, get up means to move in an upwards direction, whereas rouse means to wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.

Rouse is also noun with the meaning: an arousal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Get up and Rouse

  1. Get up as a verb (literally):

    To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb.

    Examples:

    "The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle."

    "I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs."

  2. Get up as a verb:

    To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).

    Examples:

    "I didn't get up until midday."

  3. Get up as a verb:

    To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.

    Examples:

    "Get up off the couch and clean this mess!"

  4. Get up as a verb:

    To materialise; to grow stronger.

    Examples:

    "As dusk fell a storm got up."

  5. Get up as a verb:

    To bring together, amass.

    Examples:

    "The general got up a large body of men."

  6. Get up as a verb:

    To gather or grow larger by accretion.

    Examples:

    "The locomotive got up a good head of steam."

    "I could see that he was getting up a temper."

  7. Get up as a verb (sports):

    To go towards the attacking goal.

  8. Get up as a verb (UK, Australia, colloquial):

    To criticise.

    Examples:

    "He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen."

  9. Get up as a verb (colloquial):

    To annoy.

  10. Get up as a verb:

    To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.

    Examples:

    "She was all got up in the most ridiculous frilly dress."

  1. Rouse as a noun:

    An arousal.

  2. Rouse as a noun (military, British, and, Canada):

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

  1. Rouse as a verb:

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

  2. Rouse as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions"

  3. Rouse as a verb:

    To provoke (someone) to action or anger.

  4. Rouse as a verb:

    To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.

    Examples:

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

  5. Rouse as a verb (nautical):

    To pull by main strength; to haul.

  6. Rouse as a verb (obsolete):

    To raise; to make erect.

  7. Rouse as a verb (slang, when followed by "on"):

    To tell off; to criticise.

    Examples:

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

  1. Rouse as a noun:

    An official ceremony over drinks.

  2. Rouse as a noun:

    A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.

  3. Rouse as a noun:

    Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.

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