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muss
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
muss
(verb)
muss
/
ˈ
mʌs/
verb
musses
;
mussed
;
mussing
muss
/
ˈ
mʌs/
verb
musses
;
mussed
;
mussing
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUSS
[
+ object
]
US, informal
:
to make (something, such as clothing or hair) messy or untidy
His suit was/got
mussed
when he got out of the car.
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often +
up
The wind
mussed up
my hair.
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