dush

verb — 2 senses

dush

verb

/dʌʃ/

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”).

1

UK, Dialectal To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt.

2

UK, Dialectal To fall violently; dash down; move with violence.

Derived terms
dushed, dusht

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