Mush
WordNet

noun


(1)   A journey by dogsled
(2)   An expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental
(3)   Cornmeal boiled in water
(4)   Any soft or soggy mass
"He pounded it to a pulp"

verb


(5)   Travel with a dogsled
(6)   Drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
WiktionaryText

Noun



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

Verb



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

Etymology 3


From and or , or any thick preparation of fruit.

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.

Etymology 4


Believed to be a contraction of , in turn a corruption of , the cry of the voyageurs and coureurs de bois to their dogs.

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!

Verb



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

Etymology 5


From , from , from .

Noun



  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, http://www.jclamb.com/
    • "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 http://arthurpendragon.ukonline.co.uk/arthur.html
  2. The face
 
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