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mush

(mʌʃ)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense mushes, present participle mushing, past tense, past participle mushed

1. variable noun [oft a NOUN]

Mush is a thick, soft paste.

The brown mush in the fridge is some veg soup left over.

2. uncountable noun

If you describe something such as a film or book as mush, you mean that it is very sentimental.

[disapproval]

He calls the film "a trite, sentimental puddle of mush."

3. verb

If you mush something, you make it into a mush.

...mushed-up potato and cauliflower. [V-ed up]

More Synonyms of mush

mush in British English 1

(mʌʃ)

noun

a soft pulpy mass or consistency

2. US

a thick porridge made from corn meal

3. informal

cloying sentimentality

4. radio

interference in reception, esp a hissing noise

verb

5. (transitive)

to reduce (a substance) to a soft pulpy mass

Word origin

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

mush in British English 2

(mʌʃ) Canadian

exclamation

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

verb

to travel by or drive a dog sled

3. (intransitive)

to travel on foot, esp with snowshoes

noun

a journey with a dogsled

Derived forms

musher (ˈmusher)

noun

Word origin

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

mush in British English 3

(mʊʃ)

noun British

a slang word for face (sense 1)

Word origin

C19: from mush1, alluding to the softness of the face

mush in British English 4

(mʊʃ)

noun

British slang

a familiar or contemptuous term of address

Word origin

C19: probably from Romany moosh a man

mush in American English 1

(mʌʃ)

noun

a thick porridge made by boiling meal, esp. cornmeal, in water or milk

any thick, soft, yielding mass

3. Informal

maudlin sentimentality

verb transitive

4. Chiefly British, Dialectal

to make into mush; crush

Word origin

prob. var. of mash

mush in American English 2

(mʌʃ)

interjection

in Canada and Alaska, used to command sled dogs to start or to go faster

verb intransitive

to travel on foot over snow with a dog sled

noun

a journey by mushing

Word origin

prob. < mush on, altered < Fr marchons, let's go < marcher, to go, march1

Examples of 'mush' in a sentence
mush

You want there still to be discernible chunks, not mush.There isn't much room for brown mush.I just sit at my desk chewing on banana mush.Pulse until you have a few chunks and some mush, then tip into the bowl with the chestnut mixture.It's corny and sentimental, with a plot line of made of pure mush.

1 (noun) in the sense of pulp

Definition

a soft pulpy mass

Over-ripe bananas will collapse into a mush in this recipe.

Synonyms

pulp

The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers.

paste

tomato paste

mash

They ate a mash of potatoes, carrot and cabbage.

purée

pap

a bowl of pap

slush

goo (informal)

2 (noun) in the sense of sentimentality

Definition

cloying sentimentality

(informal)

The lyrics are mush and the melodies banal.

Synonyms

sentimentality

In this book there is no sentimentality.

corn (informal)

slush (informal)

sentimental slush

schmaltz (slang)

mawkishness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of mash

Definition

a soft pulpy mass

They ate a mash of potatoes, carrot and cabbage.

Synonyms

pulp,

pâté,

paste,

purée,

mush

in the sense of pap

Definition

a soft food for babies or invalids

a bowl of pap

Synonyms

mush,

pulp,

mash,

baby food

in the sense of paste

Definition

a smooth creamy preparation of fish, meat, or vegetables for spreading on bread

tomato paste

Synonyms

purée,

pâté,

spread

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mush

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in the sense of slush

Definition

sloppily sentimental language or writing

sentimental slush

Synonyms

sentimentality,

emotion,

romanticism,

emotionalism,

tenderness,

tender feeling,

mawkishness,

soft-heartedness,

overemotionalism

单词	mush
释义	Trends of mush View usage for: mush (mʌʃ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense mushes, present participle mushing, past tense, past participle mushed 1. variable noun [oft a NOUN] Mush is a thick, soft paste. The brown mush in the fridge is some veg soup left over. 2. uncountable noun If you describe something such as a film or book as mush, you mean that it is very sentimental. [disapproval] He calls the film "a trite, sentimental puddle of mush." 3. verb If you mush something, you make it into a mush. ...mushed-up potato and cauliflower. [V-ed up] More Synonyms of mush mush in British English 1 (mʌʃ) noun 1. a soft pulpy mass or consistency 2. US a thick porridge made from corn meal 3. informal cloying sentimentality 4. radio interference in reception, esp a hissing noise verb 5. (transitive) to reduce (a substance) to a soft pulpy mass Word origin C17: from obsolete moose porridge; probably related to mash; compare Old English mōs food mush in British English 2 (mʌʃ) Canadian exclamation 1. an order to dogs in a sled team to start up or go faster verb 2. to travel by or drive a dog sled 3. (intransitive) to travel on foot, esp with snowshoes noun 4. a journey with a dogsled Derived forms musher (ˈmusher) noun Word origin C19: perhaps from French marchez or marchons, imperatives of marcher to advance mush in British English 3 (mʊʃ) noun British a slang word for face (sense 1) Word origin C19: from mush1, alluding to the softness of the face mush in British English 4 (mʊʃ) noun British slang a familiar or contemptuous term of address Word origin C19: probably from Romany moosh a man mush in American English 1 (mʌʃ) noun 1. a thick porridge made by boiling meal, esp. cornmeal, in water or milk 2. any thick, soft, yielding mass 3. Informal maudlin sentimentality verb transitive 4. Chiefly British, Dialectal to make into mush; crush Word origin prob. var. of mash mush in American English 2 (mʌʃ) interjection 1. in Canada and Alaska, used to command sled dogs to start or to go faster verb intransitive 2. to travel on foot over snow with a dog sled noun 3. a journey by mushing Word origin prob. < mush on, altered < Fr marchons, let's go < marcher, to go, march1 Examples of 'mush' in a sentence mush You want there still to be discernible chunks, not mush. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There isn't much room for brown mush. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I just sit at my desk chewing on banana mush. The Sun (2009) Pulse until you have a few chunks and some mush, then tip into the bowl with the chestnut mixture. The Sun (2014) It's corny and sentimental, with a plot line of made of pure mush. Times, Sunday Times (2013) 1 (noun) in the sense of pulp Definition a soft pulpy mass Over-ripe bananas will collapse into a mush in this recipe. Synonyms pulp The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers. paste tomato paste mash They ate a mash of potatoes, carrot and cabbage. purée pap a bowl of pap slush goo (informal) 2 (noun) in the sense of sentimentality Definition cloying sentimentality (informal) The lyrics are mush and the melodies banal. Synonyms sentimentality In this book there is no sentimentality. corn (informal) slush (informal) sentimental slush schmaltz (slang) mawkishness Additional synonyms in the sense of mash Definition a soft pulpy mass They ate a mash of potatoes, carrot and cabbage. Synonyms pulp, pâté, paste, purée, mush in the sense of pap Definition a soft food for babies or invalids a bowl of pap Synonyms mush, pulp, mash, baby food in the sense of paste Definition a smooth creamy preparation of fish, meat, or vegetables for spreading on bread tomato paste Synonyms purée, pâté, spread Nearby words of mush muscular muse Muses, the mush mushroom mushy music Synonyms of 'mush' mush Explore 'mush' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of slush Definition sloppily sentimental language or writing sentimental slush Synonyms sentimentality, emotion, romanticism, emotionalism, tenderness, tender feeling, mawkishness, soft-heartedness, overemotionalism
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