lush

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /lʌʃ/

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Adjective

Positive lush

Comparative lusher

Superlative lushest

1. (of vegetation) If vegetation is lush, it is dense and abundant in growth.
2. If something is lush, it is very rich and provides great sensory pleasure.
3. (British) (slang) If a person is lush, he or she is sexually, attractive.

   Boys with long hair are lush!

4. (British) (Canada) (slang) If something is lush, it is amazing, cool or fantastic.

   Your voice is lush, Lucy! I could listen to it all day!

Noun

Singular lush

Plural lushes

1. (slang) A lush is a habitual heavy drinker.
   • Synonym: alcoholic

Verb

Plain form lush

Third-person singular lushes

Past tense lushed

Past participle lushed

Present participle lushing

1. (transitive) If you lush, you drink liquor to excess.