mush | |
1. s. A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance. | |
2. s. (radio) A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations. | |
3. v. To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else. | |
He mushed the ingredients together. | |
4. s. A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge. | |
5. s. (rural USA) Cornmeal cooked in water and served as a porridge or as a thick sidedish like grits or mashed potatoes. | |
6. interj. (A directive given (usually to dogs or a horse) to start moving, or to move faster.) | |
7. s. A walk, especially across the snow with dogs. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To walk, especially across the snow with dogs. | |
9. v. To drive dogs, usually pulling a sled, across the snow. | |
10. s. (Quebec, slang) magic mushrooms | |
11. s. (British slang) A form of address to a man. | |
* "'Oy, mush! Get out of it!'That's what we'd sayBarging the localsOut of the way"— MAUREEN AND DOREEN AND NOREEN AND ME, Peculiar Poems | |
* "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 Pendrago | |
12. s. (British slang) The face | |
* "My ugly mush finally found its way onto the www, but not in the manner to which I deserved." — | |
* 2002:"I grew my face fungus to cover up an ugly mush." — | |
* "and your bird has an ugly mush" — | |
13. v. To notch, cut, or indent (cloth, etc.) with a stamp. | |