to bush
- verb
- /bʌʃ/
- Specialized
Examples
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By the time September 15th came and the close of the season, I was bushed and totally discouraged.
Blog text (20) -
We were bushed, famished, and most of all thirsty.
Fiction book (1995) -
Combining waking up earlier than I have since school got out with the obligatory first cold of the season has left me bushed this week.
Blog text (27) -
Pedaling her bike upwind, Pandora was thoroughly bushed by the time she got to the airport.
Fiction book (2001) -
The technician will bush the machinery to improve its performance.
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To reduce friction, they decided to bush the moving parts of the engine.
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He learned how to bush the bearings to ensure smoother operation.
Synonyms
To line bearings in machines with a soft metal to reduce rubbing
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
The United States government led by President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009
The United States government led by President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993
- South African
A small animal from Africa that is active at night with big eyes and a long tail
A desert shrub with sticky leaves that have a strong smell and small yellow flowers
- Slang
A low-level baseball league often used to describe something of lower quality
- Specialized
A bush that loses its leaves in winter with fragrant leaves, yellow flowers, and red or yellow berries
- South African
A small bright African bird with a black face and a musical song
- US
A scented desert shrub with brittle stems, yellow flowers, and a sticky resin used in incense
- Specialized
A plant with white flowers that gives off a gas that can burn in hot weather
A bushy shrub with clusters of yellow or greenish flowers that attract butterflies
- UK
A loose jacket like a shirt with four pockets and a belt that people wear in hot places
A small garden plant with deep yellow flowers that stays compact and blooms all summer
- Specialized
A plant with leaves in three parts and clusters of yellow or purple flowers
- UK
A European climbing plant with thin stems and purple flowers often growing as a weed in hedges
- South African
A small tree from South Africa with yellow flowers that grows near streams
- US
An evergreen shrub also called mountain laurel, with glossy leaves and white or pink flowers that grows in North America
- Australian
An Australian small tree or bush with bright red flowers used as a Christmas decoration
- US
An evergreen bush with small clustered flowers that spreads in the southwestern United States
A North American shrub with leaves in three parts that makes bright red berries
- Australian
An evergreen shrub with many daisy-like flowers and sometimes fragrant leaves grown in gardens
A low bush that grows along the ground and makes small dark berries like blackberries
A short upright plant that grows large glossy purple eggplants used as a vegetable
A North American shrub or small tree with three-lobed leaves and clusters of red berries
A bush with white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens
- US
An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and pink flower clusters that grows in the southeastern United States
- US
An evergreen shrub with bright orange, trumpet-shaped flowers grown for gardens or as a houseplant
- US
A small bushy tree from the southeastern United States that has many white flowers
- New Zealand
A thick-stemmed, thorny shrub that trails over and through other plants in New Zealand forests
An evergreen South American shrub with bright orange, trumpet-shaped flowers grown for decoration
- Specialized
A small bush with soft, hairy twigs that grows in the eastern United States
- US
A thorny plant from tropical America with yellow fragrant flowers used to make perfume
- Specialized
A shrub from western North America with soft white leaves and yellow flowers that turn red-purple
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bush as a verb comes from the noun bush used for a sleeve or lining in machines, like the common part called a bushing. So to bush a part is to fit it with that sleeve or lining to reduce wear and make it move more smoothly.