Webster's English Dictionary

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bush

1. bush \'bu.sh\ n [ME; akin to OHG busc forest] often attrib  1a: SHRUB; 
   esp : a low densely branched shrub  1b: a clump or thicket of shrubs  2: a 
   large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usu. scrub- 
   covered or forested : WILDERNESS archaic  3a1: a bunch of ivy formerly hung 
   outside a tavern to indicate wine for sal e obs  3a2: TAVERN  3b: 
   ADVERTISING {good wine needs no ~ -Shak.}  4: a bushy tuft or mass; esp : 
   BRUSH 
2. bush vt : to support, mark, or protect with bushes to extend like or 
   resemble a b ush
3. bush n [D bus bushing, box, fr. MD busse box, fr. LL buxis - more]at BOX 
   1: BUSHING  2: a threaded socket 
4. bush vt : to furnish with a bushing