English dictionary
gush
/g/@//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
ExamplesThere was a little gush of blood.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an unrestrained expression of emotion
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
ExamplesWater gushed forth.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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praise enthusiastically
Synonyms raveSource: WordNet 3.0
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issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
Synonyms jetSource: WordNet 3.0
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To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.
Source: webster1913
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A sudden and violent issue of a fluid from an inclosed plase; an emission of a liquid in a large quantity, and with force; the fluid thus emitted; a rapid outpouring of anything; as, a <i>gush</i> of song from a bird.
Source: webster1913