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• Mush — Mush, n. [Cf. Gael. mus, muss, pap, porridge, any thick preparation of fruit, OHG. muos; akin to AS. & OS. m[=o]s food, and prob, to E. meat. See {Meat}.] Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mush (maize) — Mush is a thick cornmeal pudding (or porridge) usually boiled in water or milk. It is often then fried after being cut up into flat squares or rectangles. Usage is especially common in the eastern and southeastern United States. It is also… …   Wikipedia

• mush — mush1 [mʌʃ] n 1.) [singular, U] an unpleasant soft substance, especially food, which is partly liquid and partly solid ▪ The boiled vegetables had turned to mush . ▪ She trudged through the mush of fallen leaves. 2.) turn/go to mush if your… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mush´er — mush1 «muhsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. U.S. corn meal boiled in water or milk until thick. 2. a soft, thick, and pulpy mass: »After the heavy rain the old dirt road was a mush. 3. Informal, Figurative. weak or maudlin sentiment; silly talk: »The play… …   Useful english dictionary

• mush — mush1 /mush/ or, esp. for 2 5, /moosh/, n. 1. meal, esp. cornmeal, boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft mass, or until it is stiff enough to mold into a loaf for slicing and frying. 2. any thick, soft mass. 3. mawkish… …   Universalium

• Mush (cornmeal) — This article is about the food item. For other uses, see mush. Mush sometimes called coosh is a thick cornmeal pudding (or porridge) usually boiled in water or milk. It is often allowed to set, or gel into a semi solid, then cut into flat squares …   Wikipedia

• mush — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) an unpleasant soft mass of a substance, especially food, which is partly liquid and partly solid: The cabbage had been boiled down into a flavourless mush. 2 (U) AmE a thick porridge made from corn meal 3 (U) a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mush — I. /mʌʃ / (say mush) noun 1. meal, especially corn meal, boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft mass. 2. any thick, soft mass. 3. anything unpleasantly lacking in firmness, force, dignity, etc. 4. Colloquial weak or maudlin… …  

• mush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. porridge, pottage, oatmeal, cereal; pap, sop, corn (sl.); informal, sentimentality, emotionalism, romance. See feeling, softness, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Boiled meal] Syn. Indian meal, hasty… …   English dictionary for students

• mush — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of mash Date: 1671 1. a thick porridge made with cornmeal boiled in water or milk 2. something soft and spongy or shapeless 3. a. weak sentimentality ; drivel b. mawkish amorousness II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cornmeal mush — noun cornmeal boiled in water • Syn: ↑mush • Derivationally related forms: ↑mushy (for: ↑mush) • Hypernyms: ↑hot cereal • Hyponym …   Useful english dictionary