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as in flow
a flowing or going out
the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water
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as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay
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as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
the dam cracked and water gushed from the break
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“Gush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gush. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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