English Explanatory Dictionary

frush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To break up, smash.
  2. To charge, rush violently.
  3. To straighten up (the feathers on an arrow).
adj
  1. Easily broken; brittle or crisp.
noun
  1. noise; clatter; crash
noun
  1. The frog of a horse's foot.
  2. A discharge of a foetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horse's foot; thrush.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/fɹʌʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frush.wav

Word forms

frush frushes frushing frushed more frush most frush

Etymology

From Old French fruscher, from Vulgar Latin *frustiāre (“break into pieces”), from Latin frustum (“bit, fragment”). Compare French froisser.

Derived words

tofrush
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