verb🔗ShareTo move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around)."The cat moused around the corner, hoping to surprise the bird. "animalactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats."Our cat, Whiskers, moused in the garden all afternoon, bringing three mice to the back door. "animalactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire."Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack."nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo navigate by means of a computer mouse."She moused through the online menu to order her lunch. "computingtechnologyinternetelectronicsdevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo tear, as a cat devours a mouse."The cat moused the toy bird, leaving feathers scattered all over the living room. "animalactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
