CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STOUSH
PRESENT
Present
I stoush
you stoush
he/she/it stoushes
we stoush
you stoush
they stoush
Present continuous
I am stoushing
you are stoushing
he/she/it is stoushing
we are stoushing
you are stoushing
they are stoushing
Present perfect
I have stoushed
you have stoushed
he/she/it has stoushed
we have stoushed
you have stoushed
they have stoushed
Present perfect continuous
I have been stoushing
you have been stoushing
he/she/it has been stoushing
we have been stoushing
you have been stoushing
they have been stoushing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I stoushed
you stoushed
he/she/it stoushed
we stoushed
you stoushed
they stoushed
Past continuous
I was stoushing
you were stoushing
he/she/it was stoushing
we were stoushing
you were stoushing
they were stoushing
Past perfect
I had stoushed
you had stoushed
he/she/it had stoushed
we had stoushed
you had stoushed
they had stoushed
Past perfect continuous
I had been stoushing
you had been stoushing
he/she/it had been stoushing
we had been stoushing
you had been stoushing
they had been stoushing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will stoush
you will stoush
he/she/it will stoush
we will stoush
you will stoush
they will stoush
Future continuous
I will be stoushing
you will be stoushing
he/she/it will be stoushing
we will be stoushing
you will be stoushing
they will be stoushing
Future perfect
I will have stoushed
you will have stoushed
he/she/it will have stoushed
we will have stoushed
you will have stoushed
they will have stoushed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stoushing
you will have been stoushing
he/she/it will have been stoushing
we will have been stoushing
you will have been stoushing
they will have been stoushing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would stoush
you would stoush
he/she/it would stoush
we would stoush
you would stoush
they would stoush
Conditional continuous
I would be stoushing
you would be stoushing
he/she/it would be stoushing
we would be stoushing
you would be stoushing
they would be stoushing
Conditional perfect
I would have stoush
you would have stoush
he/she/it would have stoush
we would have stoush
you would have stoush
they would have stoush
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stoushing
you would have been stoushing
he/she/it would have been stoushing
we would have been stoushing
you would have been stoushing
they would have been stoushing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you stoush
we let´s stoush
you stoush
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
stoushing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOUSH»
Discover the use of
stoush in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
stoush and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kel Richards' Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
'Stoush' means afight, but not necessarilya physical fight (for example,the
headline 'Political Stoush'referred to a heated debate inthe national parliament).'
Stoush' is both a noun and a verb: to 'stoush' someone is to bash them or fight
them ...
"The Australian diggers knew the Great War of 1914-1918 as the big stoush ... besed on the true story of one of these soldiers".
3
The Lingo: Listening to Australian English
Other LARRIKIN terms illuminate those things that were important in their
knockabout lifestyle: MOOCHING for idling; STOUSH (in print from the 1890s,
though derived from the English term for a commotion, 'stashie', and no doubt in
use for ...
4
The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
I thought I could run the marathon, but halfway through I was stonkered and had
to drop out. stoush A fight, either physical (usually a fist-fight) or metaphorical,
sometimes called a barney. The word is related to the old British word stashie, ...
5
C. J. Dennis: A Collection of Verse
"Do you mean stoush?" I sez. "Fer if yeh do I warn yeh that a scrap might put me
queer." "Young friend," sez 'e, "I leave the means to you. Far be it from the Church
to interfere With noble works." But I sez, "Now, look 'ere, I got a wife at 'ome; you ...
Clarence James Dennis, 2005
6
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Violence Fighting; a fight, brawl aggro; bovver; brannigan; hey Rube; rammy; ram
-sammy; rough house; rough-up; ruckus; rumble; rux; shemozzle; sort-out; stoush;
tear-up; thump-up; up-and-downer To fight dish it out; go the knuckle; mix in; ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
7
The Moods of Ginger Mick
'E's done a break— Gone to the flamin' war to stoush the foe. Wus it fer glory, or a
woman's sake? Ar, arst me somethin' easy! I dunno. 'Is Kharki clobber set 'im off a
treat, That's all I know; 'is motive's got me beat. Ole Mick e's trainin' up in Cairo ...
Clarence James Dennis, 2009
8
While the Billy Boils: The Original Newspaper Versions
If Smith wouldn't do as Steelman told him, or wasn't successful in cadging, or “
mugged” any game they had in hand, Steelman would threaten to “stoush” him;
and, if the warning proved ineffectual after the second or third time, he would ...
Edited by Paul Eggert Explanatory Notes by Elizabeth Webby, Henry Lawson, Paul Eggert, 2013
9
International Harvester Tractors & Equipment ANZ
Stoush. When the company first formally established itself in Victoria in 1904, it
was incorporated as the International Harvester Company of America. In 1905/6
a savage battle erupted in the courts and across the pages of the Australian rural
...
10
Colour Oxford Thesaurus
NZ informal stoush. 2 he fought in Vietnam: do battle, serve one's country, go to
war, take up arms, engage, meet, clash, skirmish. 3 a war fought for freedom:
wage, engage in, conduct, prosecute, undertake. 4 they are always fighting:
quarrel, ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Maurice Waite, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOUSH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
stoush is used in the context of the following news items.
Airlie Aqua Park stoush heads to court as residents near Beacons …
Airlie Aqua Park stoush heads to court as residents near Beacons Beach fight to close water park. By Melissa Maddison. Posted about 7 hours agoTue 28 Jul ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
Medics in stoush with private insurers
The medical profession has been “emotive” in its response to the stoush with private insurers, which does not address the issue of a sector close to being ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's flight stoush ends
Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's long-running court battle over his helicopter pilot's licence is over, after he was cleared of criminal liability for failing to ... «Waikato Times, Jun 15»
Qld judge pokes fun at judicial stoush
Judge Botting distanced himself from the stoush in his farewell speech and said he would be leaving the court in the same way he found it in 1989 - "it was ... «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
Iwi in Auckland housing stoush 'keen to move on' - Chris Finlayson
Iwi caught up in the stoush over using crown land for housing development are "keen to move on" and have not instigated court proceedings, says the Minister ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
Political donations drawn into tax deduction stoush
THE voice of Queensland's mining industry has criticised Greenpeace claims that mining firms were making tax-deductible donations to political parties. «The Queensland Times, Jun 15»
Vic govt stoush with Tatts back in court
THE legal stoush between the Victorian government and gaming and wagering giant Tatts Group over $540 million in compensation will head back to court on ... «NEWS.com.au, May 15»
Palmer outraged WA government joins port stoush
The stoush centres on Cape Preston port in WA's Pilbara region, the export point for iron ore from the $8 billion Sino Iron project, which began production later ... «WA today, May 15»
Perth filmmakers in court over crowd funding stoush
A crowd funding campaign to get an independent Perth movie off the ground has ended in a legal stoush, despite raising $15,000. Perth film writer J.J. DeCeglie ... «WA today, May 15»
Queensland politics: 'Bizarre' claims, secret recordings in Labor …
A BITTER stoush has erupted between senior Labor figures and a former Greens candidate in a key far north Queensland seat over whether a preference deal ... «Courier Mail, May 15»
