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tush 1

 (tŭsh)
interj.
Used to express mild reproof, disapproval, or admonition.

tush 2

 (tŭsh)
n.
A canine tooth, especially of a horse.
[Middle English tusche, from Old English tūsc; see tusk.]

tush 3

 (to͝osh)
n. Slang
The buttocks.
[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]

tush

(tʌʃ)
n
(Zoology) rare a small tusk
[Old English tūsc; see tusk]

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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tush - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit ontush - 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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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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