gush

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

gush, v. i. [OE. guschen, cf. Icel. gusa and gjsa, also D. gucsen; perh. akin to AS. geótan to pour, G. giessen, Goth. giutan, E. gut. Cf. Found to cast.].

•  To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.  [1913 Webster]

  "He smote the rock that the waters gushed out."  [1913 Webster]

  "A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound."  [1913 Webster]
•  To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection; to display enthusiasm in a silly, demonstrative manner.  [1913 Webster]

gush, v. t. 

•  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; as, a gush of song from a bird.  [1913 Webster]

  "The gush of springs,
  An fall of lofty foundains."  [1913 Webster]
•  A sentimental exhibition of affection or enthusiasm, etc.; effusive display of sentiment.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gush, v. & n.
--v.
1 tr. & intr. emit or flow in a sudden and copious stream.
2 intr. speak or behave with effusiveness or sentimental affectation.
--n.
1 a sudden or copious stream.
2 an effusive or sentimental manner.

Derivative

gushing adj. gushingly adv.

Etymology

ME gosshe, gusche, prob. imit.

THESAURUS

gush

abound, abundance, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, affluence, afflux, affluxion, aggrandizement, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplification, amplitude, anabasis, appreciation, ascension, ascent, augmentation, avalanche, babble, ballooning, be enthusiastic, be theatrical, belch, big mouth, blab, blabber, blather, blether, bloating, blow out, bob up, bonanza, boom, boost, bountifulness, bountiousness, break water, bristle with, broadening, bubble over, buildup, bumper crop, burst, candor, carry on over, cascade, chat, chatter, clack, clamber, clatter, climb, climbing, cloud of words, communicativeness, concourse, confluence, conflux, conversableness, copiousness, course, crawl with, creep with, crescendo, crosscurrent, current, debouchment, defluxion, development, diffuseness, diffusion, diffusiveness, discharge, dissiliency, dither, downflow, downpour, drain, drain out, drainage, drift, driftage, ebb, edema, effervesce, effluence, efflux, effluxion, effusion, effusiveness, elevation, emanate, emote, emotionalize, empty, enlargement, enthuse, eructation, eruption, escalade, exhalation, exhaust, expansion, extension, extravagance, exuberance, exuberate, fecundity, fertility, find vent, flare-up, flattering tongue, float up, flood, flow, flow back, flow in, flow of words, flow out, flowing, flowing tongue, flowoff, fluency, fluent tongue, flush, flux, flux de bouche, flux de paroles, flux of words, fly up, foison, font, formlessness, fount, fountain, frankness, full measure, fullness, gab, gabble, gain, garrulity, garrulousness, gas, gassiness, generosity, generousness, geyser, gibber, gibble-gabble, gift of gab, glibness, go on, go on over, gossip, great abundance, great plenty, greatening, gregariousness, growth, gush out, gush over, gushiness, gushing, gyring up, ham it up, haver, hike, increase, increment, inflation, inflow, insincerity, issue, jabber, jaw, jet, jump, jump up, landslide, lavishness, leap, leap up, levitation, liberality, liberalness, logorrhea, long-windedness, loose tongue, loquaciousness, loquacity, lots, luxuriance, macrology, make, make a scene, make much of, maximum, mill run, millrace, more than enough, mount, mounting, much, multiplication, myriad, myriads, natter, numerousness, oiliness, onrush, onward course, openness, opulence, opulency, outbreak, outburst, outfall, outflow, outflowing, outpour, outpouring, overflow, palilogy, patter, play, plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plenty, pleonasm, pop up, pour, pour forth, pour out, prate, prattle, prevalence, prodigality, productiveness, productivity, profuseness, profusion, proliferate, proliferation, prolificacy, prolificity, prolixity, quantities, race, rain, raise, ramble on, rampancy, rankness, rapids, rattle, rattle on, rave, rave about, redundancy, reel off, regurgitate, reiteration, reiterativeness, repetition for effect, repetitiveness, repleteness, repletion, rhapsodize, rich harvest, rich vein, richness, riot, riotousness, rise, rising, rocket, rocketing up, roll, run, run on, run out, run over, runoff, rush, saltation, scads, sentimentalize, set, shoot up, shooting up, shower, skyrocket, slobber, slobber over, slop over, sluice, sluice out, slush, smarm, snowballing, soaring, sociability, spate, spate of words, spew, spew out, spit, spout, spout off, spout out, spouter, spray, spread, spring, spring up, spritz, spurt, spurtle, squirt, start up, stream, substantiality, substantialness, superabundance, superfluity, superflux, surface, surge, surge back, swarm with, swelling, take on over, takeoff, taking off, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, talkativeness, tautology, teem, teem with, teemingness, that flattering unction, theatricalize, tide, tirade, tittle-tattle, torrent, trend, tumescence, twaddle, twattle, unction, unctuousness, undercurrent, undertow, up, upclimb, upcoming, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspear, upspring, upstart, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, uptrend, upturn, vault, vault up, verbosity, volcan, volubility, vomit, vomit forth, vomit out, waffle, water flow, waxing, wealth, well, well out, widening, windiness, yak, yakkety-yak, zooming

ROGET THESAURUS

gush

Feeling

N feeling, suffering, endurance, tolerance, sufferance, supportance, experience, response, sympathy, impression, inspiration, affection, sensation, emotion, pathos, deep sense, warmth, glow, unction, gusto, vehemence, fervor, fervency, heartiness, cordiality, earnestness, eagerness, empressement, gush, ardor, zeal, passion, enthusiasm, verve, furore, fanaticism, excitation of feeling, fullness of the heart, passion, ecstasy, blush, suffusion, flush, hectic, tingling, thrill, turn, shock, agitation, quiver, heaving, flutter, flurry, fluster, twitter, tremor, throb, throbbing, pulsation, palpitation, panting, trepidation, perturbation, ruffle, hurry of spirits, pother, stew, ferment, state of excitement, feeling, sentient, sensuous, sensorial, sensory, emotive, emotional, of feeling, with feeling, warm, quick, lively, smart, strong, sharp, acute, cutting, piercing, incisive, keen, keen as a razor, trenchant, pungent, racy, piquant, poignant, caustic, impressive, deep, profound, indelible, deep felt, home felt, heartfelt, swelling, soul-stirring, deep-mouthed, heart-expanding, electric, thrilling, rapturous, ecstatic, earnest, wistful, eager, breathless, fervent, fervid, gushing, passionate, warm-hearted, hearty, cordial, sincere, zealous, enthusiastic, glowing, ardent, burning, red-hot, fiery, flaming, boiling over, pervading, penetrating, absorbing, rabid, raving, feverish, fanatical, hysterical, impetuous, impressed with, moved with, touched with, affected with, penetrated with, seized with, imbued with, devoured by, wrought up, struck all of a heap, rapt, in a quiver, enraptured, heart and soul, from the bottom of one's heart, ab imo pectore, at heart, con amore, heartily, devoutly, over head and ears, head over heels, the heart big, the heart full, the heart swelling, the heart beating, the heart pulsating, the heart throbbing, the heart thumping, the heart beating high, the heart melting, the heart overflowing, the heart bursting, the heart breaking, the heart goes out, a heart as big as all outdoors (sympathy).

Egress

N egress, exit, issue, emersion, emergence, outbreak, outburst, eruption, proruption, emanation, egression, evacuation, exudation, transudation, extravasation, perspiration, sweating, leakage, percolation, distillation, oozing, gush, outpour, outpouring, effluence, effusion, effluxion, drain, dribbling, defluxion, drainage, outcome, output, discharge, export, expatriation, emigration, remigration, debouch, debouche, emunctory, exodus, emigrant, outlet, vent, spout, tap, sluice, floodgate, pore, vomitory, outgate, sally port, way out, mouth, door, path, conduit, airpipe, effused, outgoing.

VB emerge, emanate, issue, egress, go out of, come out of, move out of, pass out of, pour out of, flow out of, pass out of, evacuate, exude, transude, leak, run through, out through, percolate, transcolate, egurgitate, strain, distill, perspire, sweat, drain, ooze, filter, filtrate, dribble, gush, spout, flow out, well, well out, pour, trickle, effuse, extravasate, disembogue, discharge itself, debouch, come forth, break forth, burst out, burst through, find vent, escape.

River

N river, running water, jet, spirt, spurt, squirt, spout, spray, splash, rush, gush, jet d'eau, sluice, water spout, water fall, cascade, force, foss, lin, linn, ghyll, Niagara, cataract, rapids, white water, catadupe, cataclysm, debacle, inundation, deluge, chute, washout, rain, rainfall, serein, shower, scud, downpour, driving rain, drenching rain, cloudburst, hyetology, hyetography, predominance of Aquarius, reign of St. Swithin, mizzle, drizzle, stillicidum, plash, dropping, falling weather, northeaster, hurricane, typhoon, stream, course, flux, flow, profluence, effluence, defluxion, flowing, current, tide, race, coulee, spring, artesian well, fount, fountain, rill, rivulet, gill, gullet, rillet, streamlet, brooklet, branch, runnel, sike, burn, beck, creek, brook, bayou, stream, river, reach, tributary, geyser, spout, waterspout, body of water, torrent, rapids, flush, flood, swash, spring tide, high tide, full tide, bore, tidal bore, eagre, hygre, fresh, freshet, indraught, reflux, undercurrent, eddy, vortex, gurge, whirlpool, Maelstrom, regurgitation, overflow, confluence, corrivation, wave, billow, surge, swell, ripple, anerythmon gelasma, beach comber, riffle, rollers, ground swell, surf, breakers, white horses, whitecaps, rough sea, heavy sea, high seas, cross sea, long sea, short sea, chopping sea, hydrodynamics, hydraulics, hydraulicostatics, rain gauge, flowmeter, pegology, irrigation, pump, watering pot, watering cart, hydrant, syringe, garden hose, lawn spray, bhisti, mussuk, fluent, diffluent, profluent, affluent, tidal, flowing, meandering, meandry, meandrous, fluvial, fluviatile, streamy, showery, rainy, pluvial, stillicidous, stillatitious, for men may come and men may go but I go on foreve, that old man river, he just keeps rolling along.

VB flow, run, meander, gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue, drop, drip, dribble, plash, spirtle, trill, trickle, distill, percolate, stream, overflow, inundate, deluge, flow over, splash, swash, guggle, murmur, babble, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, spray, regurgitate, ooze, flow out, rain hard, rain in torrents, rain cats and dogs, rain pitchforks, pour with rain, drizzle, spit, set in, mizzle, flow into, fall into, open into, drain into, discharge itself, disembogue, pour, pour out, shower down, irrigate, drench, spill, splash, stanch, dam, up, obstruct.