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
