Louse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|laʊs|
Brit.
|laʊs|
noun
- wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
- a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect (syn: insect, worm)
- any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
- wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
- a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect (syn: insect, worm)
- any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
- wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
Extra examples
Her ex-husband is a real louse.
...everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up...
Phrasal verbs
louse up
— make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: louse
he/she/it: louses
present participle: lousing
past tense: loused
past participle: loused
I/you/we/they: louse
he/she/it: louses
present participle: lousing
past tense: loused
past participle: loused
noun
singular: louse
plural: lice
singular: louse
plural: lice
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