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mush

1

[ muhsh moosh ]

noun

  1. meal, especially cornmeal, boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft mass, or until it is stiff enough to mold into a loaf for slicing and frying.
  2. any thick, soft mass.
  3. mawkish sentimentality or amorousness.
  4. anything unpleasantly or contemptibly lacking in coherence, force, dignity, etc.:

    His entire argument was simply mush.



verb (used with object)

  1. to squeeze or crush; compress:

    to mush all the candy together in a sticky ball.

    Synonyms: ,

mush

2

[ muhsh ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to go or travel, especially over snow with a dog team and sled.

verb (used with object)

  1. to drive or spur on (sled dogs or a sled drawn by dogs).

interjection

  1. go! (used as an order to start or speed up a dog team)

noun

  1. a trip or journey, especially across snow and ice with a dog team.

mush

1

/ ³¾ÊŒÊƒ /

noun

  1. a soft pulpy mass or consistency
  2. a thick porridge made from corn meal
  3. informal.
    cloying sentimentality
  4. radio interference in reception, esp a hissing noise
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verb

  1. tr to reduce (a substance) to a soft pulpy mass
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mush

2

/ ³¾ÊŒÊƒ /

interjection

  1. an order to dogs in a sled team to start up or go faster
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verb

  1. to travel by or drive a dog sled
  2. intr to travel on foot, esp with snowshoes
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noun

  1. a journey with a dogsled
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mush

3

/ ³¾ÊŠÊƒ /

noun

  1. a slang word for face
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mush

4

/ ³¾ÊŠÊƒ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a familiar or contemptuous term of address
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾³Ü²õ³ó±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mush1

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75; obscurely related to mash 1

Origin of mush2

First recorded in 1860–65; perhaps originally as phrasal verb mush on!, from Canadian French, French marchons! “let's go!â€; march 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mush1

C17: from obsolete moose porridge; probably related to mash ; compare Old English ³¾Å²õ food

Origin of mush2

C19: perhaps from French marchez or marchons, imperatives of marcher to advance

Origin of mush3

C19: from mush 1, alluding to the softness of the face

Origin of mush4

C19: probably from Gypsy moosh a man
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Even though Michelle’s hair was longer, everybody just sort of mushed us together in this blob of the sea.

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She comes off one way, but inside, I think she's a ball of mush somewhere – you have to peel back the layers and the layers and the layers.

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The mere sight of a yellow and black jersey turned their composure to mush.

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But it would have been comforting to squeeze something tightly, like a sword hilt, instead of squishing a handful of figs into a sloppy mush.

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Right before lunch I go to the boys’ room at school and mush the putty through my hair until it stands on end all over my head.

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