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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.
[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: bousedGerund: bousingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. bouse - haul with a tackle
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