noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbʊʃəl/
US, dialectal:/ˈbuʃəl/
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rhymes with -ʊʃəl
CMU ARPABET:B UH1 SH AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a heap containing ten bushels of apples
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A large indefinite quantity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, figuratively
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: box
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To mend or repair clothes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, ambitransitive
Qualifier: tailoring
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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8
noun
Meaning 8
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: United States dry unit
9
noun
Meaning 9
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
10
verb
Meaning 10
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repair, mend, fix, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
From Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from boisse, a grain measure based on Gaulish *bostyā (“handful”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”), Old Irish bas), from Proto-Indo-European *gwost-, *gwosdh- (“branch”).
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
çereke
— dry measure
Albanian:
karroqe
— dry measure
Armenian:
բուշել
(bušel)
— dry measure
Bulgarian:
крина
(krina)
— dry measure
Catalan:
faneca
— dry measure
Cherokee:
ᏑᏟᎶᏛ
(sutlilodv)
— dry measure
Chinese Mandarin:
蒲式耳
(púshì'ěr)
— dry measure
Czech:
bušl
— dry measure
Danish:
skæppe
— dry measure
Dutch:
schepel
— dry measure
Esperanto:
buŝelo
— dry measure
Finnish:
busheli
— dry measure
Finnish:
vakka
— dry measure
French:
boisseau
— dry measure
Galician:
fanega
— dry measure
Galician:
celamín
— dry measure
Galician:
ferrado
— dry measure
German:
Scheffel
— dry measure
Hungarian:
véka
— dry measure
Indonesian:
gantang
— dry measure
Irish:
buiséal
— dry measure
Italian:
moggio
— dry measure
Italian:
staio
— dry measure
Japanese:
ブッシェル
(bussheru)
— dry measure
Latin:
medimnum
— dry measure
Latin:
medimnus
— dry measure
Macedonian:
бу́шел
(búšel)
— dry measure
Macedonian:
ши́ник
(šínik)
— dry measure
Māori:
puhera
— dry measure
Middle English:
busshel
— dry measure
Norman:
bouessé
— dry measure
Norman:
bouissé
— dry measure
Norman:
buisset
— dry measure
Portuguese:
alqueire
— dry measure
Russian:
бу́шель
(búšelʹ)
— dry measure
Serbo-Croatian:
bùšel
— dry measure
Spanish:
fanega
— dry measure
Spanish:
celemín
— dry measure
Swedish:
skäppa
— dry measure
Telugu:
తూము
(tūmu)
— dry measure
Walloon:
stî
— dry measure
Welsh:
bwsiel
— dry measure
Albanian:
çerekore
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Armenian:
բուշել
(bušel)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Bulgarian:
крина
(krina)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Chinese Mandarin:
蒲式耳
(púshì'ěr)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Dutch:
buisstuk
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Dutch:
korenmaat
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Finnish:
busheli
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Finnish:
vakka
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
French:
boisseau
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
German:
Scheffel
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Gothic:
𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌰
(mēla)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Hungarian:
véka
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Italian:
staio
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Japanese:
ブッシェル
(bussheru)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Macedonian:
бу́шел
(búšel)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Macedonian:
ши́ник
(šínik)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Maltese:
siegħ
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Middle English:
busshel
— vessel of capacity of a bushel
Russian:
бу́шель
(búšelʹ)
— vessel of capacity of a bushel