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Bushing

//ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
  2. 2
    a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction wordnet
  3. 3
    An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
  4. 4
    an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass wordnet
  5. 5
    A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
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  1. 6
    A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
  2. 7
    An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bush form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bush (“metal lining of the axle hole of a wheel or touch hole of a gun”) + -ing.

Etymology 2

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