noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/bɔːʃt/
/bɔɹʃt/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃt
CMU ARPABET:B AO1 R SH T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Acronym of battery feed, overvoltage protection, ringing, signalling, coding, hybrid, test (“the set of functions performed by a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) in the line card of a telecommunication system providing plain old telephone service”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
