touse

English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To pull to pieces.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tosen (tease, injure, pull apart, shred, wound).

Origin

Middle English

tosen

Gloss

tease, injure, pull apart, shred, wound

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

傷

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

retousle English
tose English
touser English
tousle English
tousle-headed English
tousy English
toze English
untousle English
zausen German
zerzausen German
*tāsan Old English
tosen Middle English
tossen Middle English
touselen Middle English