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mush

mush

4 9.9
A long trip by dogsled over snow
  • noun
  • /mʌʃ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : travesía en trineo de perros
  • Now mush.

Examples

  • "You, kid! Mush!" In the doorway, Jack slid half of his shoulder blade into view.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Tossed to the snow and mush.

    Blog text (28)
  • When I say "Mush!" that means go.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The man says mush, you hit the harness.

  • They learned to hunt, fish, and mush dogs.

    Academic text (2006)
  • "Oscar's father and uncle have a dog team and mush dogs competitively in their region of the state.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The Bodhisattva seems to levitate through the shapeless mush to shore.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Utah shoots along the mush, hooting, and continues hooting madly as he thrashes all the way to shore.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The team of dogs raced through the snowy landscape on their mush, pulling the sled behind them.

  • After weeks of training, they finally embarked on their first mush across the frozen tundra.

Synonyms

oversnow
vsmush
  • UK
8.0

A trip across snow using special vehicles or equipment

is travel across snow pulled by a team of dogs

Compounds

1 4.0

A thick hot porridge made by boiling cornmeal in water

How Long

expedition
358 4.1
trek
279 4.8
mush
  • Jargon
4 9.9
run
192 1.9

Surface Forms

mush singular
mushes plural

Etymology

Mush for a dogsled journey comes from the shout drivers used to give their dogs — a command people heard as 'mush!' meaning 'go' from French-speaking drivers. So a 'mush' is the trip you take when the dogs start moving.