Bush

/buʃ/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A low woody perennial plant: A plant that is smaller than a tree and typically has several stems arising from or near the base.
    • A large area of wild land covered with such plants: A wilderness area, especially in Australia or Africa, characterized by such vegetation.
    • A dense growth or clump: A thick mass of hair or fur.
    • A mechanical lining or sleeve: A metal lining or bearing used to reduce friction and wear in a machine part.

  2. Verb:

    • To grow or spread out like a bush: To become thick or bushy.
    • To furnish or line with a bushing: To fit a part with a protective sleeve or lining.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Plant):
    • We planted a rose bush by the front door.
    • The rabbit hid under a thick bush.
  • Noun (Wilderness):
    • He spent years exploring the Australian bush.
  • Noun (Hair):
    • The old dog had a shaggy bush of fur around its neck.
  • Noun (Mechanical part):
    • The mechanic replaced the worn bush in the suspension arm.
  • Verb:
    • Her hair bushed out in the humid weather.
    • The technician will bush the pivot point to prevent metal-on-metal contact.
Advanced Usage
  • "To beat about the bush": To avoid talking about what is important; to approach a topic in a roundabout way.
    • Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you really think.
  • "The bush": Used to refer specifically to remote, undeveloped land, especially in Australia, New Zealand, or Africa.
    • They went on a safari through the African bush.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bushy (adj): Growing thickly; resembling a bush.
    • The squirrel has a very bushy tail.
  • Bushing (n): The action of fitting a bush; also, the bush itself as a component.
    • The bushing was made of bronze.
Synonyms
  • Shrub: A woody plant similar to a bush.
  • Thicket: A dense group of bushes or small trees.
  • Wilderness: A wild, uncultivated region.
  • Lining / Bearing (mechanical): A sleeve or insert that reduces friction.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Phrases
  • Bush out: To spread or grow outwards in a thick, bushy manner.
    • The young tree is starting to bush out nicely.
  • Take to the bush: To flee into wild, remote country (often used historically).
    • The outlaws took to the bush to escape the police.
Related Idioms
  • Good wine needs no bush: A thing of quality does not need to be advertised. (Proverb)
  • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: It's better to hold onto something you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better.
Adjective
  1. not of the highest quality or sophistication
Verb
  1. provide with a bushing
Noun
  1. hair growing in the pubic area
  2. vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
  3. United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
  4. 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
  5. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  6. a large wilderness area
  7. a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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