GUSH

effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition

(noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion

flush, gush, outpouring

(noun) 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”

rave, gush

(verb) praise enthusiastically; “She raved about that new restaurant”

jet, gush

(verb) issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; “Water jetted forth”; “flames were jetting out of the building”

spurt, spirt, gush, spout

(verb) gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; “water gushed forth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

gush (plural gushes)

A sudden rapid outflow.

Verb

gush (third-person singular simple present gushes, present participle gushing, simple past and past participle gushed)

(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

(transitive, also, figurative) To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.

(intransitive, especially, of a, woman) To ejaculate,.during orgasm.

(intransitive, transitive, figurative) To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.

Anagrams

• Shug, hugs, shug

Source: Wiktionary

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Gush, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gushing.] Etym: [OE. guschen, cf. Icel. gusa and gjsa, also D. gucsen; perh. akin to AS. geótan 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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