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Complete Definition of "mush"

English

Pronunciation
enPR|mŭsh, IPA|/m��/, SAMPA|/mVS/
audio|en-us-mush.ogg|Audio (US), audio|en-us-mush-2.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��, rhymes|��

Etymology 1
rfe

Noun
en-noun|mushes

  1. uncountable A mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.

#: Mom said to add the potatoes to the mush.

Verb
en-verb|mushes|mushing|mushed|mushed

  1. To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.

#:He mushed the ingredients together.

Related terms
mushy

See also
mash
moosh

Etymology 2
From Romani. #Romani|mush man.

References
Take Our Word for It Issue 101, accessed on 2005-05-09

Noun
en-noun|mushes

  1. context|UK|primarily Southern England|slang you

#:*"'Oy, mush! Get out of it!'<br>That's what we'd say<br>Barging the locals<br>Out of the way"<br>&mdash; MAUREEN AND DOREEN AND NOREEN AND ME, Peculiar Poems, 1
#:*"When I'm around it's not uncommon for someone to call me and say :'Oy mush, get your bum over here and give us a hand.'" &mdash; THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: In Which King Arthur Uther Pendragon Grants An Interview 2

Translations
trans-top|slang: you
trans-mid
Spanish: che italbrac|River Plate, güey italbrac|Mexico, tío italbrac|Spain, tronco italbrac|Spain
trans-bottom

Etymology 3
Simple contraction of mushroom.

Noun
en-noun|mushes

  1. context|Quebecois English|slang magic mushrooms

Synonyms
shroom (slang)

Translations
trans-top|slang: magic mushrooms
trans-mid
Spanish: champi (slang)
trans-bottom

Etymology 4
From OHG. muos and Gael. mus or muss, �a pap�, �a porridge�, or any thick preparation of fruit.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk, porridge.

Translations
trans-top|A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk, porridge
trans-mid
Spanish: gachas de harina de maíz
trans-bottom

Etymology 5
Believed to be a contraction of mush on, in turn a corruption of F. marchons!, the cry of the voyageurs and coureurs de bois to their dogs.

Interjection
en-intj

  1. A directive given (usually to dogs or a horse) to start moving, or to move faster.

#: When the lone cowboy saw the indians, he yelled mush, cha, giddyup!

Translations
trans-top|directive to start moving
trans-mid
Spanish: andando, vamos
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun|mushes

  1. A walk, especially across the snow with dogs.

Verb
en-verb|mushes|mushing|mushed|mushed

  1. intransitive To walk, especially across the snow with dogs.

Etymology 6
rfe

Noun
en-noun|mushes

  1. context|UK|primarily Northern England|slang The face

#:*"My ugly mush finally found its way onto the www, but not in the manner to which I deserved." &mdash; 3
#:*2002:"I grew my face fungus to cover up an ugly mush." &mdash; 4
#:*"and your bird has an ugly mush" &mdash; 5

Synonyms
mug

Translations
trans-top|slang: the face
trans-mid
Spanish: jeta f, cardo m
trans-bottom

Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English words which may have multiple etymologies

Romani

Noun
mush

  1. man

category:Romani nouns

et:mush
es:mush
fa:mush
io:mush
hu:mush
fi:mush
vi:mush
zh:mush

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