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gush

UK/ˈɡʌʃ/ US/ˈɡʌʃ/ uncommon
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.

gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

  • “water gushed forth”
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2.

praise enthusiastically

  • “She raved about that new restaurant”
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3.

issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth

  • “Water jetted forth”
  • “flames were jetting out of the building”
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noun

1.

a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

  • “he heard the flush of a toilet”
  • “there was a little gush of blood”
  • “she attacked him with an outpouring of words”
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2.

Origin

From Middle English guschen, gusshen, gosshien, perhaps from Middle Dutch guysen (“to flow out with a gurgling sound, gush”) or Old Norse gusa (“to gush”), ultimately imitative. Compare Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), German gießen (“to pour”), Old English ġēotan ("to pour"; > English yote). Related to gust.

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