Meaning & use
mush
A soft, thick, pulpy mass, or a porridge made from boiled cornmeal.
See it in a sentence
The overripe bananas had turned to mush at the bottom of the bag.
Her grandmother served mush with milk and sugar every winter morning.
A note on using this word
"Mush!" is also a traditional command used to tell sled dogs to start pulling and move forward.
Words with a similar meaning
pulpporridge
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Another way to use it
2. interjection
A command used to tell sled dogs to start moving or go faster.
The musher shouted "Mush!" and the dog team took off across the snow.
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