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to mush

to mush

3 9.9
To drive or ride a dogsled over snow
  • verb
  • /mʌʃ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : conducir un trineo de perros
  • Each year, the family gathers to mush their dogs in the annual sled race.

But I'm especially happy that these people could join us in here after mushing their sled dogs through the Midtown tundra to join us here at the end of the Eagle.

Examples

  • Harness a dog team and start mushing through the woods?

  • On winter weekends, many tourists come to the area to mush across pristine snowfields.

  • "On Christmas Day we were mushing our way along the Dawson trail.

  • He talked to his team of huskies As he mushed on through the snow

  • Neff came up with the idea for this race after traveling this route last year and wanted to bring the sport of mushing back to the people of the small native villages in Alaska.

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  • But I'm especially happy that these people could join us in here after mushing their sled dogs through the Midtown tundra to join us here at the end of the Eagle.

  • During the winter, we often mush through the snowy trails in our sled.

Synonyms

to sled
vsto mush
  • US
2 1.2

To ride on a low vehicle with runners over snow or ice

specifies travel by a vehicle pulled by dogs with driver or passenger focus
to dogsled
vsto mush
  • UK
5.8

To travel using a sled pulled by dogs over snow

focuses on being the driver or passenger rather than general transport

Phrasal Verbs

To crush food until it becomes soft and smooth

Compounds

1 4.0

A thick hot porridge made by boiling cornmeal in water

How Far

to trek
9 3.9
to journey
40 2.6
to mush
  • Jargon
3 9.9
to ride
1.0

Surface Forms

mush infinitive
mushed past
mushed past participle
mushing present participle
mushes third person singular

Etymology

Mush as a verb to travel by dogsled comes from that same shout 'mush!' used to start the dogs, so to 'mush' is to ride or drive a sled pulled by dogs. That's why people say they 'mushed' across the snow.