louse
(redirected from loused)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
louse
(lous)n.
1. pl. lice (līs) Any of numerous small, flat-bodied, wingless biting or sucking insects of the order Phthiraptera, which live as external parasites on birds and mammals, including humans. The lice are sometimes classified together with the psocids in the order Psocodea.
2. pl. lous·es (lous′ĭz) Slang A mean or despicable person.
tr.v. loused, lous·ing, lous·es Slang
To bungle. Often used with up: louse up a deal.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
louse
(laʊs)n, pl lice (laɪs) pl louses
1. (Animals) any wingless bloodsucking insect of the order Anoplura: includes Pediculus capitis (head louse), Pediculus corporis (body louse), and the crab louse, all of which infest man.
2. (Animals) biting louse bird louse any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
3. (Animals) any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the plant louse and book louse
4. slang an unpleasant or mean person
vb (tr)
5. to remove lice from
6. (foll by up) slang to ruin or spoil
[Old English lūs; related to Old High German, Old Norse lūs]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
louse
(n. laʊs; v. also laʊz)n., pl. lice (līs) for 1–3, lous•es for 4, n.
1. any of various small, flat, wingless insects of the order Anoplura, with sucking mouthparts, that are parasitic on humans and other mammals, as Pediculus humanuscapitis (head louse) and P. humanus corporis (body louse).
2. any similar insect of the order Mallophaga, with biting mouthparts, parasitic on birds and some mammals.
3. aphid.
4. Slang. a contemptible person.
v.t. 5. to delouse.
6. louse up, Slang. to spoil; botch.
[before 900; Middle English lous(e),luse, Old English lūs, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, Old High German, Old Norse lūs]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
louse
(lous) Plural lice (līs)
Any of numerous small, wingless insects that often live as parasites on the bodies of other animals, including humans. Lice have mouthparts adapted for biting or sucking, and they often feed on blood.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
louse
Past participle: loused
Gerund: lousing
| Imperative |
|---|
| louse |
| louse |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  louse - wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animalsinsect - small air-breathing arthropod Anoplura, order Anoplura - sucking lice common louse, Pediculus humanus - head or body louse head louse, Pediculus capitis - infests the head and body of humans crab louse, Phthirius pubis, pubic louse, crab - a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body |
| 2. | louse - a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | |
| 3. |  louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plantshomopteran, homopterous insect - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings aphid - any of various small plant-sucking insects adelgid - any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers jumping plant louse, psylla, psyllid - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices oak blight - a black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods | |
| 4. |  louse - wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birdsinsect - small air-breathing arthropod Mallophaga, order Mallophaga - biting lice |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
louse
nounRelated words
adjective pedicular
adjective pedicular
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
قَمْلَهيُتْلِف، يُفْسِد
въшка
vešzmrvitpromarnit
lusforkludre
epattohylkiöluopiotäi
uš
tetű
kutu
lús
pediculus
sacukotsaputrotuts
premrhaťzavšivavený
uš
lus
con rận
louse
[laʊs] N (lice (pl))1. (= insect) → piojo m
2. (= person) → canalla mf, sinvergüenza mf
louse up VT + ADV → fastidiar, echar a perder
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
louse
n pl <lice>
(Zool) → Laus f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
louse
[laʊs] n (lice (pl)) → pidocchio (pej, fam) (person) → verme mlouse up vt + adv (Am) (fam) → rovinare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
louse1
(laus) – plural lice (lais) – noun a type of wingless, blood-sucking insect, sometimes found on the bodies of animals and people.
lousy (ˈlauzi) adjective1. having lice.
2. really terrible. I'm a lousy cook.
ˈlousiness nounlouse2
(laus) verb (with up) (slang) to spoil or waste something; to make a mess of thing. It's your last chance; don't louse it up; He loused up again.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
louse
n. piojo, insecto parásito que se aloja en el pelo, trasmisor de enfermedades infecciosas tales como la fiebre tifoidea.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
louse
n (pl lice) piojo; body — piojo del cuerpo; crab — ladilla; head — piojo de la cabeza; pubic — ladilla, piojo del pubis or púbicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.