Definitions for: Mush


[n] a journey by dogsled
[n] cornmeal boiled in water
[n] a message that is excessively sweet and sentimental
[n] any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]


Mush, v. t. [Cf. F. moucheter to cut with small cuts.]
To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp.


Mush, n. [Perh. short for mush on, a corrupt of E.
marchons, the cry of the voyageurs and coureurs de bois to
their dogs.]
A march on foot, esp. across the snow with dogs; as, he had a
long mush before him; -- also used attributively. [Colloq.,
Alaska & Northwestern U. S.]


Mush, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mushed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mushing.]
To travel on foot, esp. across the snow with dogs. -- v. t.
To cause to travel or journey. [Rare] [Colloq., Alaska &
Northwestern U. S.]


Mush, v. t.
To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp.

Synonyms: cornmeal mush, pulp, treacle

See Also: atole, content, hasty pudding, hot cereal, journey, journeying, mass, message, subject matter, substance

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