Gush

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To flow forth suddenly in great volume: water gushing from a hydrant.
  • verb-intransitive. To emit a sudden and abundant flow, as of tears.
  • verb-intransitive. To make an excessive display of sentiment or enthusiasm: gushed over the baby.
  • v. To emit abundantly; pour forth.
  • n. A sudden copious outflow: a gush of tears.
  • n. Excessively demonstrative language or behavior.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sudden rapid outflow.
  • v. To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
  • v. To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection; to display enthusiasm in a silly, demonstrative manner.
  • v. A sudden and violent issue of a fluid from an inclosed plase; an emission of a liquid in a large quantity, and with force; the fluid thus emitted; a rapid outpouring of anything.
  • v. A sentimental exhibition of affection or enthusiasm, etc.; effusive display of sentiment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To issue with force and volume, as a fluid from confinement; flow suddenly or copiously; come pouring out, as water from a spring or blood from a wound.
  • Hence To speak effusively or from a sudden emotional impulse; be extravagantly and effusively sentimental.
  • To emit suddenly, forcibly, or copiously.
  • n. A sudden and violent emission of a fluid from confinement; outpouring of or as of a liquid.
  • n. Effusive display of sentiment.
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  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
  • v. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
  • n. a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
  • v. praise enthusiastically
  • n. an unrestrained expression of emotion
  • Verb Form
    gushed    gushes    gushing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    course    feed    flow    run    praise   
    Form
    gushed    gushing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flow    emotionalize    effusiveness   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cush    Rush    blush    brush    crush    cush    dush    flush    frush    grush   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts