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MUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A journey by dogsled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mush" is a kind of...):
journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mush" is a kind of...):
sentimentalism (the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cornmeal boiled in water
Synonyms:
cornmeal mush; mush
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mush" is a kind of...):
hot cereal (a cereal that is served hot)
Meronyms (substance of "mush"):
cornmeal; Indian meal (coarsely ground corn)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mush"):
atole (eaten as mush or as a thin gruel)
hasty pudding (cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar))
polenta (a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water)
Derivation:
mushy (having the consistency of mush)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any soft or soggy mass
Example:
he pounded it to a pulp
Synonyms:
mush; pulp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("mush" is a kind of...):
mass (a body of matter without definite shape)
Derivation:
mushy (having the consistency of mush)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Travel with a dogsled
Synonyms:
dogsled; mush
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "mush" is one way to...):
sled; sleigh (ride (on) a sled)
Verb group:
mush (drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
musher (a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "mush" is one way to...):
drive (urge forward)
Verb group:
dogsled; mush (travel with a dogsled)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
musher (a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team)
