Ush

//ʌʃ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual. alt-of, alternative

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe."

Verb
  1. 1
    To usher: to perform the action of an usher: to escort. colloquial, intransitive, rare, transitive

    "And she is Mrs. Freundlich’s dear friend, so old Mark, who was acting as usher, ushed her and Mrs. Preene to seats right up in front next to Claire so Mrs. Shaw could scope out everything I did."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual. alt-of, alternative

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of United States history. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of United States Highway. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

More examples

"And she is Mrs. Freundlich’s dear friend, so old Mark, who was acting as usher, ushed her and Mrs. Preene to seats right up in front next to Claire so Mrs. Shaw could scope out everything I did."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Back-formation from usher.

Etymology 2

Clipping of usual.

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