mouse over

maʊs ˈəʊvə

Definition of mouse over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

technology

TECH.

move a mouse pointer over a screen element

TECH.

Mouse over the icon to see more options.
Mouse over the button to reveal the menu.
When you mouse over the link, a tooltip appears.

glide

hover

move over

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Expressions with mouse

mouse around

search or look around in a casual way

He moused around the attic for old photos.

mouse potato

person who spends a lot of time using a computer

He's a real mouse potato, always playing games online.

mute as a mouse

adj.

not speaking or making noise

The children were mute as a mouse while hiding.

play cat and mouse

tease or toy with someone before defeating them

The chess champion played cat and mouse with his opponent before winning.

poor as a church mouse

adj.

very poor, lacking money or possessions

He was poor as a church mouse after losing his job.

quiet as a mouse

adj.

extremely quiet to avoid being heard

She entered the room quiet as a mouse.

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onmousemove

web development

event triggered when mouse moves over an element

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French:survoler, ...
German:hovern, ...
Italian:passare il mouse, ...
Spanish:pasar el ratón, ...
Portuguese:passar o rato sobre, ...
Chinese:将鼠标移到, ...
Japanese:マウスを移動する, ...
Arabic:مَرَّرَ الفَأْرَة, ...
Hebrew:לְרַחֵף, ...
Russian:наводить, ...
Ukrainian:навести курсор, ...
Hindi:होवर करना, ...
Bengali:কার্সর রাখা, ...
Catalan:passar el cursor per sobre de, ...
Czech:najet myší na, ...
Danish:føre musen hen over, ...
Dutch:bewegen, ...
Greek:περνώ τον δείκτη πάνω από, ...
Hungarian:rávinni az egeret, ...
Khmer:ដាក់សញ្ញាព្រួញកណ្ដុរលើធាតុមួយនៅលើអេក្រង់, ...
Korean:마우스를 이동하다, ...
Persian:هاور کردن, ...
Polish:najechać myszką, ...
Portuguese (BR):passar o mouse, ...
Romanian:a trece cursorul, ...
Swedish:föra muspekaren över, ...
Thai:เอาเมาส์ไปชี้, ...
Turkish:fareyle üzerine gelmek, ...
Vietnamese:di chuột, ...

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Definition of mouse over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

Expressions with mouse

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Terms with mouse over included in their meaning

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