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louse 2, verb(dictionary)

louse(2) (iou)



louse verb. LME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. & intrans. Clear (a person, oneself, a garment) of lice, remove lice (from). LME.
verb intrans. Be infested with lice. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
verb trans. Foll. by up: infest with lice; spoil, mess up. slang. M20.
louser noun (a) a person who louses; (b) slang (also
louser-up) a person who spoils things; a contemptible person: L16.