Bush

n.	1.	A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.
	2.	A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs. To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling flowers. - Gascoigne.
	3.	A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as, bushes to support pea vines.
	4.	A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is true that a good play needs no epilogue. - Shak.
	5.	(Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox. To beat about the bush to approach anything in a round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; - a metaphor taken from hunting. Bush bean (Bot.) a variety of bean which is low and requires no support (Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus). See Bean, 1. Bush buck (Zool.) a beautiful South African antelope (Tragelaphus sylvaticus); - so called because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to other species. Bush cat (Zool.) the serval. See Serval. Bush chat (Zool.) a bird of the genus Pratincola, of the Thrush family. Bush dog (Zool.) See Potto. Bush hammer See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary. Bush harrow (Agric.) See under Harrow. Bush hog (Zool.) a South African wild hog (Potamochœrus Africanus); - called also bush pig, and water hog. Bush master (Zool.) a venomous snake (Lachesis mutus) of Guinea; - called also surucucu. Bush pea (Bot.) a variety of pea that needs to be bushed. Bush shrike (Zool.) a bird of the genus Thamnophilus, and allied genera; - called also batarg. Many species inhabit tropical America. Bush tit (Zool.) a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. Psaltriparus minimus inhabits California.
v. i.	1.	To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
v. t.	1.	To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas. [imp. & p. p. Bushed (bp. pr. & vb. n. Bushing.]
	2.	To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground.
n.	1.	(Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.
	2.	(Gun.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored.
v. t.	1.	To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.

Noun	1.	bush - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches Synonyms: shrub
	2.	bush - a large wilderness area
	3.	bush - dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes Synonyms: chaparral, scrub
	4.	Bush - 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) Synonyms: Dubya, Dubyuh, George Bush, George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, President Bush, President George W. Bush
	5.	Bush - United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) Synonyms: Vannevar Bush
	6.	Bush - Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) Synonyms: George H.W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush, George Bush
	7.	bush - hair growing in the pubic area Synonyms: crotch hair, pubic hair
Verb	1.	bush - provide with a bushing
Adj.	1.	bush - not of the highest quality or sophistication Synonyms: bush-league

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