Definition of "mouse"

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.  quotations  examples

(informal) A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.  examples

A quiet or shy person.  examples

(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.  examples

(computing) The cursor.  examples

(boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.  examples

(nautical) 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.  examples

(obsolete) A familiar term of endearment.  quotations

A match used in firing guns or blasting.  examples

(set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).  examples

(historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.

Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.  examples

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

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

(transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.  examples

(intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.  quotations  examples

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