Cuss has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a persistently annoying person
2
a boy or man
"that chap is your host"
"there's a fellow at the door"
"he's a likable cuss"
"he's a good bloke"
3
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
"expletives were deleted"
Verb
1
utter obscenities or profanities
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
2
To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
Example Sentences
"that chap is your host"
noun
"there's a fellow at the door"
noun
"he's a likable cuss"
noun
"he's a good bloke"
noun
"expletives were deleted"
noun
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)