mouse

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

   mausen

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

   mausen, Mäuse fangen

   лови́ть мышейlovítʹ myšej

3. (transitive)To 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.

4. (intransitive)To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

   manipulate the mouse of a computer

5. (nonce word, obsolete, transitive)To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

1. Is the mouse dead or alive?

   Миша жива або мертва? — deniko

   ruМышь дохлая или живая? — marafon

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2. This mouse was killed by my cat.

   Цю мишу задушив мій кіт. — aandrusiak

   ruЭта мышка была убита моей кошкой. — Lenin_1917

   deDiese Maus wurde von meiner Katze getötet. — xtofu80

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3. I saw a snake eating a mouse.

   Я бачив, як змія їсть мишу. — deniko

   ruЯ видел, как змея ест мышь. — odexed

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4. Tom wasn't able to catch the mouse.

   Том не зміг зловити мишу. — deniko

   ruТом не смог поймать мышь. — marafon

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5. He stood up and looked at the mouse.

   Він підвівся і подивився на мишу. — deniko

   ruОн встал и посмотрел на мышь. — timsa

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regular · Lesson

• mouse overTo move a computer mouse pointer over (an element of the display).
• mouse aroundTo mouse, to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of the rodent.