MUSH

Mush

Mush may refer to: mush , a kind of corn pudding or porridge

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mush

Noun

  1. A mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.
    Mom said to add the potatoes to the mush.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. magic mushrooms

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.
  2. cornmeal cooked in water and served as a porridge or as a thick sidedish like grits or mashed potatoes.

Noun (etymology 4)

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

Noun (etymology 5)

  1. A form of address to a man.
    • "'Oy, mush! Get out of it!'
      That's what we'd say
      Barging the locals
      Out of the way"
      — 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.'" — THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: In Which King Arthur Uther Pendragon Grants An Interview 2
  2. The face
    • "My ugly mush finally found its way onto the www, but not in the manner to which I deserved." — 3
    • 2002:"I grew my face fungus to cover up an ugly mush." — 4
    • "and your bird has an ugly mush" — 5

Verb

  1. To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.
    He mushed the ingredients together.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To walk, especially across the snow with dogs.
  2. To drive dogs, usually pulling a sled, across the snow.

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. To notch, cut, or indent (cloth, etc.) with a stamp.

Interjection

  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!


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