Definition of bush
1 a
: shrub;
especially
: a low densely branched shrub
b
: a close thicket of shrubs suggesting a single plant
2
: a large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usually scrub-covered or forested : wilderness
—usually used with the
3 a
archaic
: a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale
c
: advertising
- good wine needs no bush
- —William Shakespeare
5
: minor league
—usually used in plural
- spent ten years in the bushes
