"scuse" meaning in English

See scuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: scuses [present, singular, third-person], scusing [participle, present], scused [participle, past], scused [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} scuse (third-person singular simple present scuses, present participle scusing, simple past and past participle scused)
  1. (transitive, colloquial) Excuse. Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-scuse-en-verb-cN2pSE0j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
     
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