muss

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /mʌs/

Verb

muss (musses, present participle mussing; past and past participle mussed)

1. (transitive) To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.

Translations

• German: durcheinander bringen
• Russian: пу́тать

Noun

muss (plural musses)

1. A mess disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder
2. (obsolete) A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.
   • 1607, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra

     Authority melts from me: of late, when I cried 'Ho!' like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth, and cry 'Your will?' Have you no ears? I am Antony yet.

Noun

muss (plural musses)

1. (obsolete) A term of endearment.

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