"mouse" meaning in English

See mouse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maʊs/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-mouse.ogg [US], en-uk-a mouse.ogg [UK] Forms: mouse [singular], mice [plural]
enPR: mous [UK, US] Head templates: {{noun|mouse|mice}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.
    Sense id: simple-mouse-en-noun-hxheQnsu
  2. A mouse is a device used to control a computer.
    Sense id: simple-mouse-en-noun-q7feDSpx Categories (other): Computing

Verb

IPA: /maʊs/ [UK, US], /mʌʊs/ [Canada] Forms: mouse [canonical], mouses [third-person, singular], moused [past], moused [past, participle], mousing [present, participle]
enPR: mous [UK, US] Head templates: {{verb|mous|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.
    Sense id: simple-mouse-en-verb-pBnHxD5~ Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.
    Sense id: simple-mouse-en-verb-IqU3IwNO Categories (other): Verbs
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        {
          "text": "He clicked his mouse."
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