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How to pronounce bush
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What does bush mean?
nounA woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.
“bushes to support pea vines”
A thicket, a small wood, or a tract of uncleared, woody land.
“We saw a bush of wood, and in the heart of it a little open space.”
verbTo branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
“Around it, and above, for ever green, / The bushing alders form'd a shady scene.”
To set bushes for; to support with bushes.
To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush.
“to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground”
advTowards the direction of the outback.
“On hatching, the chicks scramble to the surface and head bush on their own.”
adjNot skilled; not professional; not major league.
“They’re supposed to be a major league team, but so far they've been bush.”
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