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Definition of "mush" []

  • A thick porridge or pudding of cornmeal boiled in water or milk. (noun)
  • Something thick, soft, and pulpy. (noun)
  • Informal Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness. (noun)
  • To reduce to mush; mash or crush. (verb-transitive)
  • To travel, especially over snow with a dogsled. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mush" in a sentence
  • "My end of the workday brain mush loved your bullets."
  • "I have, from time to time, posted articles and links that indicate a certain mush-headedness among conservatives about the company they keep."
  • "PLAINFIELD TODAY: Corzine on hospitals: More mush from the wimp skip to main | skip to sidebar"