B2 verb Neutral

bush

/bʊʃ/

To grow or branch out in a thick, spreading manner resembling a shrub; in technical contexts, it refers to the process of lining a mechanical hole with a metal sleeve or bushing.

Beispiele

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1

The tomato plants will bush out significantly if you pinch the top stems early in the season.

The tomato plants will grow thicker and spread more if you remove the top parts early in the year.

2

The horticulturalist recommended specific pruning techniques to encourage the hedge to bush for better privacy.

The gardening expert suggested cutting methods to help the hedge grow denser to provide better screening.

3

I'm absolutely bushed after that three-hour meeting with the legal team.

I am extremely exhausted following that long meeting with the lawyers.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
bush
Verb
bush
Adverb
bushily
Adjektiv
bushy
Verwandt
bushing
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Merkhilfe

Visualize a 'bush' in a garden—it grows wide, not just tall. To 'bush out' is to follow that shape.

Schnelles Quiz

If we prune the base of the plant, it will likely ______ out and fill the empty space in the garden.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: bush

Beispiele

1

The tomato plants will bush out significantly if you pinch the top stems early in the season.

everyday

The tomato plants will grow thicker and spread more if you remove the top parts early in the year.

2

The horticulturalist recommended specific pruning techniques to encourage the hedge to bush for better privacy.

formal

The gardening expert suggested cutting methods to help the hedge grow denser to provide better screening.

3

I'm absolutely bushed after that three-hour meeting with the legal team.

informal

I am extremely exhausted following that long meeting with the lawyers.

4

Under controlled laboratory conditions, the specimen was observed to bush rather than grow vertically.

academic

In the lab, the plant was seen to grow outward in a thick way instead of growing tall.

5

The firm plans to bush its operations across the region to establish a more localized presence.

business

The company intends to spread its business activities throughout the area to be closer to local customers.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
bush
Verb
bush
Adverb
bushily
Adjektiv
bushy
Verwandt
bushing

Häufige Kollokationen

bush out to grow wide and thick
completely bushed entirely exhausted or tired out
bush a bearing to fit a metal sleeve into a machine part
tendency to bush a natural inclination to grow in a spreading manner
allow to bush to let a plant grow without restricting its width

Häufige Phrasen

to be bushed

to be very tired

bush out

to expand or spread like a shrub

beat around the bush

to avoid talking about the main topic (usually noun usage)

Wird oft verwechselt mit

bush vs brush

'Brush' refers to a sweeping motion or cleaning, while 'bush' refers to spreading growth or fitting a mechanical sleeve.

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Nutzungshinweise

In academic or scientific writing, 'bush' describes the growth habit of flora. In general conversation, the past participle 'bushed' is very common to express fatigue.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often use 'brush out' when they mean 'bush out' to describe a plant getting thicker.

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Merkhilfe

Visualize a 'bush' in a garden—it grows wide, not just tall. To 'bush out' is to follow that shape.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from Middle English 'bussh', from Proto-Germanic 'buskaz', meaning a thicket or forest.

Grammatikmuster

often used with the particle 'out' (intransitive) used as a passive participle 'bushed' to mean tired transitive in mechanical engineering contexts
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Kultureller Kontext

The phrase 'bushed' as tired originates from the idea of someone being lost or exhausted in the wild Australian or Canadian 'bush'.

Schnelles Quiz

If we prune the base of the plant, it will likely ______ out and fill the empty space in the garden.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: bush

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