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moused

/maʊst/ /maʊzd/

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verb

Schleichen, herumschleichen

To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

Examples :

"The cat moused around the corner, hoping to surprise the bird. "

Die Katze schlich um die Ecke, in der Hoffnung, den Vogel zu überraschen.

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verb

Mäuse fangen

To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.

Examples :

"Our cat, Whiskers, moused in the garden all afternoon, bringing three mice to the back door. "

Unsere Katze, Whiskers, hat den ganzen Nachmittag im Garten Mäuse gefangen und drei Mäuse zur Hintertür gebracht.

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verb

Verdrahten

To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.

Examples :

"Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack."

Kapitän Higgins verdrahtete den Haken mit etwas Marline, um zu verhindern, dass die Blockbeschläge unter losem Zustand herausfallen.

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verb

Mit der Maus navigieren

To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

Examples :

"She moused through the online menu to order her lunch. "

Sie navigierte mit der Maus durch das Online-Menü, um ihr Mittagessen zu bestellen.

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verb

Zerren, wie eine Katze eine Maus zerfrisst

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

Examples :

"The cat moused the toy bird, leaving feathers scattered all over the living room. "

Die Katze zerriss den Spielzeugvogel und hinterließ Federn im ganzen Wohnzimmer.

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