TUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tush mean? 

• TUSH (noun)
  The noun TUSH has 1 sense:

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

  Familiarity information: TUSH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUSH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hindquarters; tush; tooshie; tail end; tail; stern; seat; rump; rear end; rear; prat; posterior; nates; keister; arse; hind end; fundament; fanny; derriere; can; buttocks; butt; buns; bum; bottom; behind; backside; ass

Context example:

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Hypernyms ("tush" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("tush" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

 Context examples 

“Tush! tush! Don Martin!” interrupted the prince, who had been beating the ground with his foot impatiently during this stately preamble.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Tush! tush!” said the prince.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)