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  1. 1. n. A large draught of liquor. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A drinking match; a carousal. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take part in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. A large draught of liguor. [Obs.] "A full carouse of sack." Sir J. Davies. Drink carouses to the next day's fate. Shak. 2. A drinking match; a carousal. The early feast and late carouse. Pope. To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels. He had been aboard, carousing to his mates. Shak. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially. [Archaic] Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape. Denham. Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. Young. Source: webster
  8. 8. To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take in a carousal;to engage in drunken revels.He had been aboard, carousing to his mates. Shak. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v:100 n. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party v. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking Source: ecdict

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