English Explanatory Dictionary

dush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt.
  2. To fall violently; dash down; move with violence.

Pronunciation

/dʌʃ/

Word forms

dush dushes dushing dushed doush duish doist doose doosht

Etymology

From Middle English dusshen, duschen, perhaps from Old English dwǣsċan (“to put out, extinguish, destroy”) (see Middle English adweschen). Cognate with Middle Low German duschen, German dialectal duschen (“to beat, butt”). Compare also West Frisian dúste (“to push, thrust, poke”).

Derived words

dushed dusht
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