Standard Lemma guide

smush

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /smʌʃ/
  • /smʊʃ/
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  • rhymes with -ʌʃ
  • rhymes with -ʊʃ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A beaten or pulverized mass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The steamroller left her pie an unrecognizable smush.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An act of crushing or squeezing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To mash or push down or in; compress

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • His favorite part of making preserves with his mother was when he got to smush the raw fruit with the pestle.
  • That pulled pork meat was smushed in BBQ sauce.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To engage in intimate contact, especially sexual relations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-York, US, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Possibly blend of smash + mush.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: rozbijać — Translations
  • Polish: rozbić — Translations
  • Polish: miażdżyć — Translations
  • Polish: zmiażdżyć — Translations
  • Spanish: arreconchumar — Translations