Standard Lemma guide

bouse

name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AW1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States, believed to be named after Thomas Bouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

to drink, especially alcoholic drink

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a carouse; a booze

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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7

verb

Meaning 7

haul with a tackle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bowse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: haul, hale, cart, drag

History

Etymology

From Middle English bous (noun), bousen (verb), from Middle Dutch būsen, buisen, buysen (“to drink heavily”). Related to Middle High German būsen (“to swell, inblow”). More at beer.

Of unknown origin.