gush

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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

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gushingly

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Examples of gush in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of gush from the Web

Volunteers joined emergency teams to pull people from their homes or from the water, which was high enough in places to gush into second floors.

— mike danahey, Elgin Courier-News, "Elgin fishmongers face uncertain return to storm-ravaged Texas," 28 Aug. 2017
Naturally, most commenters gushed about how cute the boys are.

— nina bahadur, SELF, "Megan Fox Lets Her Sons Wear Dresses, and There's Nothing Wrong With That," 7 Aug. 2017
His presence, in theory, would also force a defense to key in on him, leaving other playmakers with a little more freedom on the field (much like the team has gushed thus far about McCaffrey).

— jourdan rodrigue, charlotteobserver, "No Cam Newton, no Curtis Samuel - again. Should offense be a concern for Ron Rivera?," 6 Aug. 2017
Johnson gushed over Caldwell-Pope’s two-way ability.

— vince ellis, Detroit Free Press, "Kentavious Caldwell-Pope joins Lakers: I feel I made the best decision," 18 July 2017
The swift waters gushed for about 10 minutes before receding in the narrow canyon, Hornung said.

— CBS News, "Witnesses recount horrific flash flood that killed 5 kids, 4 adults," 17 July 2017
The namesake waterfalls were gushing a little too dramatically at Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Fallingwater this weekend.

— hadley keller, CNT, "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Damaged by Flood," 17 July 2017
The City of Waukesha has also received multiple reports of manhole covers being displaced throughout the city, resulting in water gushing up, the weather service said.

— maddie koss, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Fox River at Burlington, Wisconsin, surpasses record crest after heavy rain," 12 July 2017
At this time last year, Dawg die-hards were gushing over what Markelle Fultz and Michael Porter Jr. might bring to the program over the next two years.

— matt calkins, The Seattle Times, "Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins has miles to go, but journey is off to good start," 3 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of gush

Middle English guschen

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First Known Use: 15th century

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gush Synonyms

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

gush

noun

Definition of gush

1 a :a sudden outpouring

b :something emitted in a gushing forth

2 :an effusive display or outpouring

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Examples of gush in a Sentence

A gush of oil came out of the well.
the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water

Recent Examples of gush from the Web

Watch top models like Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne gush over McKnight:

— sophia panych, Allure, "(UPDATED) Two Hair by Sam McKnight Products Just Debuted," 29 Aug. 2017
There’s water everywhere too, an overwhelming gush of nature pouring out.

— mekado murphy, New York Times, "Inside Avatar, the Theme Park Version," 31 July 2017
For a country that has struggled to nudge its capital-investment ratio to 15% of GDP—compared with around 30% for India and 28% for Bangladesh in recent years—this gush of Chinese money comes as a godsend.

— The Economist, "One Lifebelt, One RoadChina makes Pakistan an offer it cannot refuse," 22 July 2017
The triangular camp – a parking lot among two other parking lots, train tracks and in the shadow of grain silos next to the Steel Bridge -- is paved, something that the handful of people who live there year-round and run the community gush about.

— molly harbarger, OregonLive.com, "Right 2 Dream Too, homeless 'rest stop,' opens to public at new spot," 10 July 2017
Meanwhile, that oil is coming out of the fields in a record gush, and despite persistently low oil prices, the Energy Department projects that domestic production next year will top 10 million barrels a day, an all-time high.

— clifford krauss, Alaska Dispatch News, "Oil exports, illegal for decades, now fuel a Texas port boom," 6 July 2017
A gush of heavy rainfall that began shortly before 8:30 a.m. forced at least one vehicle to get stuck in high water near the Main Street overpass and backed up traffic on the interstate for less than an hour.

— scott canon, kansascity, "Water blocks I-70 in KC downtown loop," 4 July 2017
The seven days at Three Mile Island began with a gush of steam, a sound not unlike a jet engine at full howl.

— Washington Post, "AP WAS THERE: Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident," 30 May 2017
In the background thrummed the queasy, slo-mo gush of those Angelo Badalamenti chords.

— james parker, The Atlantic, "How 'Twin Peaks' Invented Modern Television," 13 May 2017

First Known Use of gush

circa 1682

gush Synonyms

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

GUSH Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of gush for English Language Learners

: to flow out very quickly and in large amounts
: to produce a large amount of (a quickly flowing liquid)
: to speak in an extremely enthusiastic way

gush

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Definition of gush for English Language Learners

: a sudden outward flow of a large amount of liquid

GUSH Defined for Kids

gush

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verb \ ˈgəsh \

Definition of gush for Students

gushed; gushing

1 :to flow or pour out in large amounts

Water gushed from the fountain.

2 :to act or speak in a very affectionate or enthusiastic way

He gushed forth praise for the Abbey victuals.
—Brian Jacques, Redwall

gush

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Definition of gush for Students

:a sudden free pouring out

a gush of tears

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