[{"word":"mousing","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack."},{"definition":"To navigate by means of a computer mouse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of hunting mice (or similar prey), especially by pouncing on them from above.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A ratchet movement in a loom.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mouse","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mousing"]}]