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louse up

verb
loused up; lousing up; louses up

Definition of louse up

transitive verb

: foul up, snarl

intransitive verb

: to make a mess
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Examples of louse up in a Sentence

everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom—the seams show too much.

First Known Use of louse up

1934, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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Dictionary Entries near louse up

louro

louse

louseberry

louse up

lousewort

louster

lousy

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