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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Every bush of roses,
The cub is mine, and to my teeth he will come in the end, O bush-tailed thieves!”
“This is a splendid hunting-ground,” he said, and his tail grew bottle-brushy at the thought of it, and he scuttled up and down the garden, snuffing here and there till he heard very sorrowful voices in a thorn-bush.
Darzee and his wife only cowered down in the nest without answering, for from the thick grass at the foot of the bush there came a low hiss--a horrid cold sound that made Rikki-tikki jump back two clear feet.
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