tush

tush ¹

 (tŭsh)

interj.

Used to express mild reproof, disapproval, or admonition.

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tush ²

 (tŭsh)

n.

A canine tooth, especially of a horse.

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[Middle English tusche, from Old English tūsc; see tusk.]

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tush ³

 (to͝osh)

n. Slang

The buttocks.

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[Alteration of Yiddish tokhes, from Hebrew taḥat, under, buttocks; see tḥt in Semitic roots.]

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tush

(tʌʃ)

interj

archaic an exclamation of disapproval or contempt

[C15: Middle English, of imitative origin]

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tush

(tʌʃ)

n

(Zoology) rare a small tusk

[Old English tūsc; see tusk]

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tush

(tʊʃ)

n

(Anatomy) slang US the buttocks

[C20: from Yiddish tokhes, from Hebrew tahath beneath]

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tush¹

(tʌʃ)

interj.

1. (used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.)

n.

2. an exclamation of “tush.”

[1400–50]

tush²

(tʌʃ)

n.

1. tusk (def. 1).

2. one of the four canine teeth of the horse.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English tusc. See tusk]

tushed, adj.

tush³

(tʊʃ)

n. Slang.

tushie.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tush - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

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tush

noun

Slang. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting:

buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat.

Informal: backside, behind, bottom, rear.

Slang: bun (used in plural), fanny.

Chiefly British: bum.

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Translations

tush

(o.f.) [tʌʃ] EXCL → ¡bah!

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tush

, tushie, tushy

n (US sl) → Arsch m (inf), → Hintern m

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