gush

CEFRC1

/ɡˈʌʃ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To flow out suddenly and strongly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

Examples

  • Uri Avnery founded the Gush Shalom movement in 1993.

  • Water gushed out of the broken pipe.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.

  2. To ejaculate during orgasm.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A sudden rapid outflow.

More examples

In context

  • After he was stabbed, blood came gushing out his throat.

  • All the complaints she'd bottled up came gushing out during their marriage counselling session.

  • The young mother was gushing over a baby.

Synonyms

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Water began to blank from the broken pipe, flooding the basement quickly.

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Origin

verb

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.