adj
Meaning 1
Lazy or slothful.
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Standard Lemma guide
lusk
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Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /lʌsk/
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Northern-England: /lʊsk/
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CMU ARPABET: L AH1 S K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Full; ripe.
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Usage: UK, dialectal
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A town in Fingal, formerly in County Dublin, Ireland.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
An unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A town, the county seat of Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
A lazy or slothful person.
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verb
Meaning 9
To be idle or unemployed.
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Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush.
Probably a variant of Leask.