bush
/ˈbʊʃ/ verb C2- To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
- To set bushes for; to support with bushes. · to bush peas
- To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush. · to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground
- To become bushy (often used with up). · I can tell when my cat is upset because he’ll bush up his tail.
He/she/it bushes · Past bushed · Past participle bushed · -ing form bushing
Verb forms
- Base form
- bush
- He/she/it
- bushes
- Past
- bushed
- Past participle
- bushed
- -ing form
- bushing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Here within a few hours of the tragedy were his wife and his nearest friend laughing together behind a bush in the garden which had been his.
Every bush of roses,
If it wasn’t for that big bush behind it you could see Green Gables from here.
There was a laurel bush outside the window, and several of the branches bore signs of having been twisted or snapped.
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