blouse Meaning & Definition
What Does Blouse Mean?
Blouse is used as a noun meaning A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist. It is also used to mean A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women. As a verb, it means To hang a garment in loose folds.
Blouse: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈblaʊ̯z/ |
| Synonyms | bodice and blowen |
| Antonyms | unblouse |
| Plural | blouses |
| Verb forms | blouses, blousing, bloused |
Blouse Definition (Noun)
- A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
- A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
- A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
- A short garment worn under a sari.
- a feminine top in gay sex
Blouse as a Verb
- To hang a garment in loose folds.
- To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
- The act of hiding contraband, such as drugs or weapons, in one's rectum.
Noun
- Alternative form of blouze.
- Alternative form of blowze.
Noun
- A shirt for women, particularly a shirt with buttons; a dress shirt tailored for women.
Noun
- A prostitute.
Noun
- A prostitute; a courtesan.
Noun
- A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.
Synonyms of Blouse
Blouse synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Blouse
Word Forms & Grammar
blouse (plural blouses)
blouse (third-person singular simple present blouses, present participle blousing, simple past and past participle bloused)
Words That Rhyme With Blouse
Origin of Blouse
Origin 1: 1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more.
Origin 2: More at blee, fold.
Blouse: Your Questions Answered
Is blouse a noun or a verb?
Blouse is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for blouse?
You can replace blouse with words such as bodice and blowen. See the full list of blouse synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of blouse?
The opposite of blouse is unblouse.
What is the plural of blouse?
The plural of blouse is blouses.
What is the past tense of blouse?
The past tense of blouse is bloused. The present participle is blousing.