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.
[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
Present |
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I bouse |
you bouse |
he/she/it bouses |
we bouse |
you bouse |
they bouse |
Preterite |
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I boused |
you boused |
he/she/it boused |
we boused |
you boused |
they boused |
Present Continuous |
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I am bousing |
you are bousing |
he/she/it is bousing |
we are bousing |
you are bousing |
they are bousing |
Present Perfect |
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I have boused |
you have boused |
he/she/it has boused |
we have boused |
you have boused |
they have boused |
Past Continuous |
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I was bousing |
you were bousing |
he/she/it was bousing |
we were bousing |
you were bousing |
they were bousing |
Past Perfect |
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I had boused |
you had boused |
he/she/it had boused |
we had boused |
you had boused |
they had boused |
Future |
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I will bouse |
you will bouse |
he/she/it will bouse |
we will bouse |
you will bouse |
they will bouse |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would bouse |
you would bouse |
he/she/it would bouse |
we would bouse |
you would bouse |
they would bouse |
Past Conditional |
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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 |
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Verb | 1. | bouse - haul with a tackle |
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