mush

The definition of a mush is a soft mashed up food substance, especially porridge, or a trip across snow in a sled pulled by dogs.

(noun)

  1. An example of mush is mashed peas.
  2. An example of a mush is a trip often made during winter in Alaska.

Mush means to crush or mash up, or to travel through the snow with a dog sled.

(verb)

  1. An example of mush is to make mashed potatoes.
  2. An example of mush is to journey through snow on a dog-driven sled.

Mush is defined as a word used to tell sled dogs to move faster.

(interjection)

An example of mush used as an interjection is in the sentence, "Mush! We are running late!"

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See mush in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: prob. var. of mash

transitive verb

Chiefly Brit., Dialectal to make into mush; crush

interjection

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

Origin: prob. < mush on, altered < Fr marchons, let's go < marcher, to go, march

intransitive verb

to travel on foot over snow with a dog sled

noun

a journey by mushing

See mush in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A thick porridge or pudding of cornmeal boiled in water or milk.
  2. Something thick, soft, and pulpy.
  3. Informal Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness.
transitive verb mushed, mush·ing, mush·es
To reduce to mush; mash or crush.

Origin:

Origin: Probably alteration of mash

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verb mushed, mush·ing, mush·es
verb, intransitive
To travel, especially over snow with a dogsled.
verb, transitive
To drive (a dogsled or team of dogs).
noun
A journey, especially by dogsled.
interjection
Used to command a team of dogs to begin pulling or move faster.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly alteration of French marchons

Origin: , first person pl. imperative of marcher, to walk, go

Origin: , from Old French; see march1

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Related Forms:

  • mushˈer noun

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