What is another word for bowse?

Pronunciation: [bˈa͡ʊz] (IPA)

Bowse is a unique word that may be unfamiliar to many people. It means to pull or drag. However, there are several synonyms for bowse that can be used interchangeably. These words include tow, haul, drag, tug, yank, and heave. Each of these words conveys the idea of exerting physical force to move something from one place to another. Bowse is often used in marine contexts, such as when ropes are used to tow a boat. However, the word's synonyms apply to many situations, from hauling a heavy object across the room to pulling a sled through the snow.

Synonyms for Bowse:

What are the hypernyms for Bowse?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Bowse

If a feller was so lame he had to be carried up himself, I don't believe on my soul, the whole gang of them, from the Butler that dresses in the same clothes as his master, to Boots that ain't dressed at all, could make out to bowse him up stairs, upon my soul I don't.
"The Attache or, Sam Slick in England, Complete"
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Good evening, my mumpers; make your bows to this gentleman who has come to bowse with us to-night.
"The Disowned, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Just bowse it up to wind'ard as far as it will go, and let us see what it will do."
"The Log of a Privateersman"
Harry Collingwood

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