Mush

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌʃ/

Mush (noun)

  1. A soft, wet, and often thick food, like porridge.
  2. Words or ideas that are overly emotional or romantic.

Examples

  • The porridge turned into mush after cooking too long.
  • The vegetables became mush after boiling.

Common collocations: turn into mush, soft mush, full of mush, romantic mush, shout 'mush'

Mush (verb)

  1. To command sled dogs to start moving.

Examples

  • The musher shouted 'mush' to start the sled dogs.
  • He yelled 'mush' to encourage the dogs to move faster.

Synonyms of Mush

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Mush

  • describing texture or consistency