mush
1meal, 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.
any thick, soft mass.
mawkish sentimentality or amorousness.
anything unpleasantly or contemptibly lacking in coherence, force, dignity, etc.: His entire argument was simply mush.
to squeeze or crush; compress: to mush all the candy together in a sticky ball.
Origin of mush
1Other words for mush
Other definitions for mush (2 of 2)
to go or travel, especially over snow with a dog team and sled.
to drive or spur on (sled dogs or a sled drawn by dogs).
go! (used as an order to start or speed up a dog team)
a trip or journey, especially across snow and ice with a dog team.
Origin of mush
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How to use mush in a sentence
I've mushed in Alaska and fought against Castro in Venezuela.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine“Mushed” through the White Pass, but, after reaching Dawson, he lost heart and came back again without a stake.
In to the Yukon | William Seymour EdwardsOn and on they mushed, following the creek bed which wound crookedly between its precipitous sides.
Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. HendryxHour after hour the boy mushed at the tail rope, and always he watched the strange behaviour of Waseche Bill's dogs.
Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. HendryxNo trappers mushed through his snows of spring; no woodsman rode his winding trails.
The Sky Line of Spruce | Edison Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for mush (1 of 4)
/ (mʌʃ) /
a soft pulpy mass or consistency
US a thick porridge made from corn meal
informal cloying sentimentality
radio interference in reception, esp a hissing noise
(tr) to reduce (a substance) to a soft pulpy mass
Origin of mush
1British Dictionary definitions for mush (2 of 4)
/ (mʌʃ) Canadian /
an order to dogs in a sled team to start up or go faster
to travel by or drive a dog sled
(intr) to travel on foot, esp with snowshoes
a journey with a dogsled
Origin of mush
2Derived forms of mush
- musher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for mush (3 of 4)
/ (mʊʃ) /
Origin of mush
3British Dictionary definitions for mush (4 of 4)
/ (mʊʃ) /
British slang a familiar or contemptuous term of address
Origin of mush
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