Bose

//bəʊz// name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To strike the ground with an object in order to determine, from the resulting sounds, what lies underground. usually

    "This criticism applies also to bosing in which the ground is thumped with a heavy rammer; over filled-in pits, tombs, […] Bosing is successful where the top-soil is thin and firm, with an unstratified rock such as chalk beneath."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Bengali.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Baise.

    "Carry her on your back as far as Bose, / Fleeing there will take seven days on the road."

Synonyms

All synonyms
baisesatyendra nath bose

Example

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"Carry her on your back as far as Bose, / Fleeing there will take seven days on the road."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs).

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 百色 (Bósè).

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