ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mush

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /mʌʃ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mush is a noun meaning A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.

Meaning

A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.

More Meanings

  1. (radio) A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations.
  2. (surfing) The foam of a breaker.
  3. (geology) A magmatic body containing a significant proportion of crystals suspended in the liquid phase or melt.
  4. (MLE) A gun.
  5. To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.
  6. A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.
  7. (rustic US) Cornmeal cooked in water and served as a porridge or as a thick sidedish like grits or mashed potatoes.

Example Sentences

He mushed the ingredients together.
Do you want me to back out the mush, bruv?
One must compartmentalize one's life and not let different facets/experiences mush over into one another.
However, they did make and sometimes even bake cornmeal mushes that could be either sweetened or fortified with fat.

Word Forms

Synonyms for mush

Depending on context, synonyms include shroom, mate, pal, mug.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slurry, pulp, giddyap, forward, compound, composed.

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