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mush

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /mΚŒΚƒ/

Noun

mush noun

  1. A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.
  2. A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations.
  3. The foam of a breaker.
  4. A magmatic body containing a significant proportion of crystals suspended in the liquid phase or melt.

mush noun

  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.

mush noun

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

mush noun

  1. A magic mushroom.

mush noun

  1. (chiefly Southern England) A form of address to a man.
  2. The face.

Verb

mush verb

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

mush verb

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

mush verb

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

Interjection

mush interjection

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

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