bouse


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bouse

also bowse  (bouz)
v. boused, bous·ing, bous·es also bowsed or bows·ing or bows·es Nautical
v.tr.
To pull or hoist with a tackle.
v.intr.
To hoist.

[Origin unknown.]
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bouse

(baʊz) or

bowse

vb
(Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to raise or haul with a tackle
[C16: of unknown origin]
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bouse


Past participle: boused
Gerund: bousing

Imperative
bouse
bouse
Present
I bouse
you bouse
he/she/it bouses
we bouse
you bouse
they bouse
Preterite
I boused
you boused
he/she/it boused
we boused
you boused
they boused
Present Continuous
I am bousing
you are bousing
he/she/it is bousing
we are bousing
you are bousing
they are bousing
Present Perfect
I have boused
you have boused
he/she/it has boused
we have boused
you have boused
they have boused
Past Continuous
I was bousing
you were bousing
he/she/it was bousing
we were bousing
you were bousing
they were bousing
Past Perfect
I had boused
you had boused
he/she/it had boused
we had boused
you had boused
they had boused
Future
I will bouse
you will bouse
he/she/it will bouse
we will bouse
you will bouse
they will bouse
Future Perfect
I will have boused
you will have boused
he/she/it will have boused
we will have boused
you will have boused
they will have boused
Future Continuous
I will be bousing
you will be bousing
he/she/it will be bousing
we will be bousing
you will be bousing
they will be bousing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bousing
you have been bousing
he/she/it has been bousing
we have been bousing
you have been bousing
they have been bousing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bousing
you will have been bousing
he/she/it will have been bousing
we will have been bousing
you will have been bousing
they will have been bousing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bousing
you had been bousing
he/she/it had been bousing
we had been bousing
you had been bousing
they had been bousing
Conditional
I would bouse
you would bouse
he/she/it would bouse
we would bouse
you would bouse
they would bouse
Past Conditional
I would have boused
you would have boused
he/she/it would have boused
we would have boused
you would have boused
they would have boused
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.bouse - haul with a tackle
cart, haul, drag, hale - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
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