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Gush
| Gush Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Gush?
[n] an unrestrained expression of emotion
[n] a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
[v] praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"
[v] issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"
[v] gush forth in a sudden stream or jet of liquids
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gush: effusion |
flush |
jet |
outburst |
outpouring |
rave |
spirt |
spout |
spurt
Related Terms | Find terms related to Gush: abound |
abundance |
access |
accession |
accretion |
accrual |
accruement |
accumulation |
addition |
advance |
affluence |
afflux |
affluxion |
aggrandizement |
ample sufficiency |
ampleness |
amplification |
amplitude |
anabasis |
appreciation |
ascension |
ascent |
augmentation |
avalanche |
babble |
ballooning |
be enthusiastic |
be theatrical |
belch |
big mouth |
blab |
blabber |
blather |
blether |
bloating |
blow out |
bob up |
bonanza |
boom |
boost |
bountifulness |
bountiousness |
break water |
bristle with |
broadening |
bubble over |
buildup |
bumper crop |
burst |
candor |
carry on over |
cascade |
chat |
chatter |
clack |
clamber |
clatter |
climb |
climbing |
cloud of words |
communicativeness |
concourse |
confluence |
conflux |
conversableness |
copiousness |
course |
crawl with |
creep with |
crescendo |
crosscurrent |
current |
debouchment |
defluxion |
development |
diffuseness |
diffusion |
diffusiveness |
discharge |
dissiliency |
dither |
downflow |
downpour |
drain |
drain out |
drainage |
drift |
driftage |
ebb |
edema |
effervesce |
effluence |
efflux |
effluxion |
effusion |
effusiveness |
elevation |
emanate |
emote |
emotionalize |
empty |
enlargement |
enthuse |
eructation |
eruption |
escalade |
exhalation |
exhaust |
expansion |
extension |
extravagance |
exuberance |
exuberate |
fecundity |
fertility |
find vent |
flare-up |
flattering tongue |
float up |
flood |
flow |
flow back |
flow in |
flow of words |
flow out |
flowing |
flowing tongue |
flowoff |
fluency |
fluent tongue |
flush |
flux |
flux de bouche |
flux de paroles |
flux of words |
fly up |
foison |
font |
formlessness |
fount |
fountain |
frankness |
full measure |
fullness |
gab |
gabble |
gain |
garrulity |
garrulousness |
gas |
gassiness |
generosity |
generousness |
geyser |
gibber |
gibble-gabble |
gift of gab |
glibness |
go on |
go on over |
gossip |
great abundance |
great plenty |
greatening |
gregariousness |
growth |
gush out |
gush over |
gushiness |
gushing |
gyring up |
ham it up |
haver |
hike |
increase |
increment |
inflation |
inflow |
insincerity |
issue |
jabber |
jaw |
jet |
jump |
jump up |
landslide |
lavishness |
leap |
leap up |
levitation |
liberality |
liberalness |
logorrhea |
long-windedness |
loose tongue |
loquaciousness |
loquacity |
lots |
luxuriance |
macrology |
make |
make a scene |
make much of |
maximum |
mill run |
millrace |
more than enough |
mount |
mounting |
much |
multiplication |
myriad |
myriads |
natter |
numerousness |
oiliness |
onrush |
onward course |
openness |
opulence |
opulency |
outbreak |
outburst |
outfall |
outflow |
outflowing |
outpour |
outpouring |
overflow |
palilogy |
patter |
play |
plenitude |
plenteousness |
plentifulness |
plenty |
pleonasm |
pop up |
pour |
pour forth |
pour out |
prate |
prattle |
prevalence |
prodigality |
productiveness |
productivity |
profuseness |
profusion |
proliferate |
proliferation |
prolificacy |
prolificity |
prolixity |
quantities |
race |
rain |
raise |
ramble on |
rampancy |
rankness |
rapids |
rattle |
rattle on |
rave |
rave about |
redundancy |
reel off |
regurgitate |
reiteration |
reiterativeness |
repetition for effect |
repetitiveness |
repleteness |
repletion |
rhapsodize |
rich harvest |
rich vein |
richness |
riot |
riotousness |
rise |
rising |
rocket |
rocketing up |
roll |
run |
run on |
run out |
run over |
runoff |
rush |
saltation |
scads |
sentimentalize |
set |
shoot up |
shooting up |
shower |
skyrocket |
slobber |
slobber over |
slop over |
sluice |
sluice out |
slush |
smarm |
snowballing |
soaring |
sociability |
spate |
spate of words |
spew |
spew out |
spit |
spout |
spout off |
spout out |
spouter |
spray |
spread |
spring |
spring up |
spritz |
spurt |
spurtle |
squirt |
start up |
stream |
substantiality |
substantialness |
superabundance |
superfluity |
superflux |
surface |
surge |
surge back |
swarm with |
swelling |
take on over |
takeoff |
taking off |
talk away |
talk nonsense |
talk on |
talkativeness |
tautology |
teem |
teem with |
teemingness |
that flattering unction |
theatricalize |
tide |
tirade |
tittle-tattle |
torrent |
trend |
tumescence |
twaddle |
twattle |
unction |
unctuousness |
undercurrent |
undertow |
up |
upclimb |
upcoming |
updraft |
upgang |
upgo |
upgoing |
upgrade |
upgrowth |
uphill |
upleap |
uplift |
upping |
uprisal |
uprise |
uprising |
uprush |
upshoot |
upslope |
upspear |
upspring |
upstart |
upsurge |
upsurgence |
upsweep |
upswing |
uptrend |
upturn |
vault |
vault up |
verbosity |
volcan |
volubility |
vomit |
vomit forth |
vomit out |
waffle |
water flow |
waxing |
wealth |
well |
well out |
widening |
windiness |
yak |
yakkety-yak |
zooming
See Also | acting out |
blow |
course |
cry |
expression |
flow |
flow |
flowing |
manifestation |
pour |
praise |
pump |
reflection |
reflexion |
run |
springtide |
whoosh
Gush In Webster's Dictionary
\Gush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gushing}.] [OE. guschen, cf. Icel. gusa and gjsa, also D.
gucsen; perh. akin to AS. ge['o]tan to pour, G. giessen,
Goth. giutan, E. gut. Cf. {Found} to cast.]
1. To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush
forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.
He smote the rock that the waters gushed out. --Ps
ixxviii 20.
A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound.
--Spenser.
2. To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection;
to display enthusiasm in a silly, demonstrative manner.
[Colloq.]
\Gush\, v. t.
1. 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 gush of song from a bird.
The gush of springs, An fall of lofty foundains.
--Byron.
2. A sentimental exhibition of affection or enthusiasm, etc.;
effusive display of sentiment. [Collog.]
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