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# cuss

verb (cusses, cussed, cussing); noun (cusses)

«cuss» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) To cuss is to swear or curse, using rude words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuss/#m1)
2. (informal, dialect) A cuss is a person, often an awkward or unlucky one: a poor old cuss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuss/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales of country folk, a grumbling character swears and carries on

### Examples

- He began to cuss when the cart stuck in the mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuss/#x1)
- Don't cuss in front of the little ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuss/#x2)
- That old cuss never stops grumbling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuss/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cuss» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuss/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cuss» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuss.html) on Mova free.