gush

¹gush

verb \ˈgəsh\

Definition of GUSH

intransitive verb

1

: to issue copiously or violently

2

: to emit a sudden copious flow

3

: to make an effusive display of affection or enthusiasm <an aunt gushing over the baby>

transitive verb

1

: to emit in a copious free flow

2

: to say or write effusively

— gush·ing·ly \ˈgə-shiŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of GUSH

1. Oil gushed from the well.
2. Blood gushed from the wound.
3. I'm tired of hearing her gush about her boyfriend.
4. Everyone has been gushing over the baby.
5. “Oh, your baby is so cute!” they gushed.

Origin of GUSH

Middle English guschen

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to GUSH

Synonyms

jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, swoosh

Antonyms

dribble, drip, drop, trickle

Related Words

cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountain

Near Antonyms

spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep

Rhymes with GUSH

blush, brush, crush, Cush, flush, hush, lush, mush, plush, rush, shush, slush, thrush, tush

²gush

noun

Definition of GUSH

1

a : a sudden outpouring

b : something emitted in a gushing forth

2

: an effusive display or outpouring

Examples of GUSH

1. A gush of oil came out of the well.
2. <the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water>

First Known Use of GUSH

circa 1682

Related to GUSH

Synonyms

exodus, outflow, outpour, outpouring

Antonyms

flux, inflow, influx, inrush

Related Words

drain, flow; ebb, reflow, reflux; rush, stampede; diaspora, emigration, flight; discharge, effluence, emanation, emission

Near Antonyms

deluge, flood, inundation, overflow, spate, torrent; river, stream, tide