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Definitions for Bushing

[1] Electricity . a lining for a hole, intended to insulate and protect from abrasion one or more conductors that pass through it.
[2] Machinery . a replaceable thin tube or sleeve, usually of bronze, mounted in a case or housing as a bearing. a replaceable hardened steel tube used as a guide for various tools or parts, as a drill or valve rod.
[3] a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
[4] a small cluster of shrubs appearing as a single plant.
[5] something resembling or suggesting this, as a thick, shaggy head of hair.
[6] Also called bush lot. Canadian . a small, wooded lot, especially a farm lot with trees left standing to provide firewood, fence posts, etc.
[7] the tail of a fox; brush.
[8] Geography . a stretch of uncultivated land covered with mixed plant growth, bushy vegetation, trees, etc.
[9] a large uncleared area thickly covered with mixed plant growth, trees, etc., as a jungle.
[10] a large, sparsely populated area most of which is uncleared, as areas of Australia and Alaska.
[11] a tree branch hung as a sign before a tavern or vintner's shop.
[12] any tavern sign.
[13] Slang : Vulgar . pubic hair.
[14] Archaic . a wineshop.
[15] to be or become bushy; branch or spread as or like a bush.
[16] to cover, protect, support, or mark with a bush or bushes.
[17] bush-league.
[18] a lining of metal or the like set into an orifice to guard against wearing by friction, erosion, etc.
[19] bushing(def 2) .
[20] to furnish with a bush; line with metal.
[21] another word for bush 2 (def. 1)
[22] an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
[23] a layer of electrical insulation enabling a live conductor to pass through an earthed wall, etc
[24] George . born 1924, US Republican politician; vice president of the US (1981–89): 41st president of the US (1989–93)
[25] his son, George W (alker ). born 1946, US Republican politician; 43rd president of the US (2001–09)
[26] a dense woody plant, smaller than a tree, with many branches arising from the lower part of the stem; shrub
[27] a dense cluster of such shrubs; thicket
[28] something resembling a bush, esp in density a bush of hair
[29] the bush an uncultivated or sparsely settled area, esp in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada: usually covered with trees or shrubs, varying from open shrubby country to dense rainforest (as modifier ) bush flies
[30] Canadian an area of land on a farm on which timber is grown and cut Also called: bush lot , woodlot
[31] a forested area; woodland
[32] the bush informal the countryside, as opposed to the city out in the bush
[33] a fox's tail; brush
[34] obsolete a bunch of ivy hung as a vintner's sign in front of a tavern any tavern sign
[35] beat about the bush to avoid the point at issue; prevaricate
[36] Australian and NZ informal rough-and-ready
[37] Western African informal ignorant or stupid, esp as considered typical of unwesternized rustic life
[38] US and Canadian informal unprofessional, unpolished, or second-rate
[39] go bush informal , Australian and NZ to abandon city amenities and live rough to run wild
[40] (intr) to grow thick and bushy
[41] (tr) to cover, decorate, support, etc, with bushes
[42] bush it (tr) Australian to camp out in the bush
[43] Also called (esp US and Canadian): bushing a thin metal sleeve or tubular lining serving as a bearing or guide
[44] to fit a bush to (a casing, bearing, etc)

Words related to Bushing

stuffing, mixture, layer, dressing, covering, stuff, cover, fill, annoy, depress, dishearten, exasperate, dispirit, displease, jade, overwork, irritate, drain, irk, fatigue

Words nearby Bushing

bushfly, bushhammer, bushido, bushie, bushiness, bushing, bushire, bushism, bushland, bushline, bushman

Origin of Bushing

21560–70; < Middle Dutch bussche; see box1

Other words from Bushing

bush·less , adjective
bush·like , adjective

Word origin for Bushing

C15: from Middle Dutch busse box, bush; related to German Büchse tin, Swedish hjulbōssa wheel-box, Late Latin buxis box 1

Synonyms for Bushing

dressing, layer, mixture, stuffing, cartridge, center, cylinder, fill, filler, inlay, innards, inside, insides, liner, pack, packing, pad, padding, refill, replenishment, shim, wad, wadding