English Explanatory Dictionary

lusk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lazy or slothful.
  2. Full; ripe.
noun
  1. A lazy or slothful person.
verb
  1. To be idle or unemployed.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Fingal, formerly in County Dublin, Ireland.
  3. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States.
  5. A town, the county seat of Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States.

Pronunciation

/lʌsk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lusk.wav /lʊsk/

Word forms

lusk more lusk most lusk lusks lusking lusked

Etymology

From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush.

Derived words

luskish
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