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.

Ejemplos

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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.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
bush
Verb
bush
Adverbio
bushily
Adjetivo
bushy
Relacionado
bushing
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Truco para recordar

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

Quiz rápido

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

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: bush

Ejemplos

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.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
bush
Verb
bush
Adverbio
bushily
Adjetivo
bushy
Relacionado
bushing

Colocaciones comunes

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

Frases Comunes

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)

Se confunde a menudo con

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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Notas de uso

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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Errores comunes

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

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Truco para recordar

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

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Origen de la palabra

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

Patrones gramaticales

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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Contexto cultural

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

Quiz rápido

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

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: bush

Frases relacionadas

Palabras relacionadas

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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