- touse
- I. transitive verb (toused; tousing) Etymology: Middle English -tousen; akin to Old High German zirzūsōn to pull to pieces Date: 1598 rumple, tousle II. noun Date: 1795 a noisy disturbance
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Touse — Touse, Touze Touze (touz), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Toused} (touzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tousing}.] [OE. tosen. [root]64. See {tease}, and cf. {Tose}, {Toze}.] To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. [Prov. Eng.] Shak. [1913 Webster] As a bear, whom… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Touse — (touz), n. A pulling; a disturbance. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tousé — Tousé, ou tondu tout entour, Circuntonsus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
touse — ca·touse; touse; … English syllables
touse — /towz/; Scot. /toohz, toohs/, v., toused, tousing, n. Chiefly Brit. Dial. v.t. 1. to handle roughly; dishevel. v.i. 2. to struggle; tussle. n. 3. a commotion; rumpus. [1250 1300; ME t(o)usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb… … Universalium
touse — 1. verb to pull to pieces 2. noun a noisy disturbance … Wiktionary
touse — ventouse … Dictionnaire des rimes
Touse — Eta yon bagay ki te long epi yon moun pliye pou li vini kout epi li vini gen pli. Yon bri ki soti tanzantan nan gòj yon moun ki gripe … Definisyon 2500 mo Kreyòl
touse — I. verb or towse ˈtau̇z ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English tusen, tousen; akin to Frisian tūsen to pull, tear, Old High German zirzūsōn to pull to pieces transitive verb 1. : to pull or handle … Useful english dictionary
Toused — Touse Touse, Touze Touze (touz), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Toused} (touzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tousing}.] [OE. tosen. [root]64. See {tease}, and cf. {Tose}, {Toze}.] To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. [Prov. Eng.] Shak. [1913 Webster] As a bear,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
