 gush |
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| 1. | [ verb ] gush forth in a sudden stream or jet of liquids | |
| Synonyms: | spout spirt spurt | |
| Related terms: | pour blow pump whoosh jet spout flush gusher | |
| 2. | [ verb ] praise enthusiastically | |
| Synonyms: | rave | |
| Examples: | "She raved about that new restaurant" |
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| Related terms: | praise effusion | |
| 3. | [ verb ] issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth | |
| Synonyms: | jet | |
| Examples: | "Water jetted forth" "flames were jetting out of the building" |
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| Related terms: | run gusher | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a sudden rapid flow (as of water) | |
| Synonyms: | outpouring flush | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | flow springtide spurt flush | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an unrestrained expression of emotion | |
| Synonyms: | outburst ebullition blowup effusion | |
| Related terms: | expression cry explosion flare acting_out blow_up | |
| Similar spelling: |
gushy Gus Guss guise guess Gussie Guse guck |
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