I. gush 1 /ɡʌʃ/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from the sound ]
1 .
a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a liquid gushes, it flows or pours out quickly and in large quantities SYN spurt
gush out/from/down etc
Water gushed from the broken pipe.
He opened the door and smoke gushed out.
b) [transitive] if something gushes a liquid, the liquid pours out quickly and in large quantities SYN spurt :
The wound gushed blood.
2 . [intransitive and transitive] to express your praise, pleasure etc in a way that other people think is too strong:
‘I simply loved your book,’ she gushed.
3 . ( also gush out ) [intransitive] if words or emotions gush out, you suddenly express them very strongly:
All that pent-up frustration gushed out in a torrent of abuse.
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THESAURUS
▪ flow if liquid flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream:
Blood flowed from his hand.
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The river flows very quickly at this point.
▪ run to flow – used when saying that something flows in a particular direction:
Water was running down the walls of the room.
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Sweat ran off his nose.
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The river runs into the sea.
▪ come out to flow out of something:
You couldn't drink any of the water that came out of the tap.
▪ pour to flow in large quantities:
The rain poured down.
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Blood was pouring from a wound on his head.
▪ gush to flow out quickly in very large quantities:
Water was gushing out at more than 3000 gallons a minute.
▪ spurt to flow out suddenly with a lot of force:
Oil was spurting from a small hole in the pipe.
▪ trickle to flow slowly in drops or in a thin stream:
Clare felt sweat trickling down the back of her neck.
▪ leak to flow in or out through a small hole or crack, usually when this is not meant to happen:
Oil was leaking from the engine.
▪ ooze to flow from something very slowly – used about blood or a thick liquid:
Blood was oozing from the wound.
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Jam oozed out as she bit into the cake.
▪ drip to fall in drops:
Water dripped from the tap continuously.
▪ cascade to flow down the side of something in large amounts:
Water cascades down the hilllside.
II. gush 2 BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable usually singular] a large quantity of something, usually a liquid, that suddenly pours out of something SYN spurt :
a gush of ice-cold water
2 . a gush of relief/self-pity etc a sudden feeling or expression of emotion