Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fixed or removable cylindrical metal lining used to constrain, guide, or reduce friction.
- noun Electricity An insulating lining for an aperture through which a conductor passes.
- noun An adapter threaded to permit joining of pipes with different diameters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
bush , 1. - noun A hollow cylindrical mass of steel or iron screwed into the rear end of the bore of a breech-loading cannon. It forms the seat for the breech-block or screw.
- noun Also called
bouching .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc.
- noun (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a
thimble . See 4thBush .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mechanical engineering A type of
bearing , acylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as acasing for ashaft ,pin orhinge . - noun electrical engineering A lining for an opening through which a
conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor. - noun An
adapter for joining pipes of different size.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
- noun a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The ideal replacement bushing is one made from polyurethane.
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Sometimes the first mode is resorted to with the addition of what is called bushing the peg-hole, that is, after the glueing performance has been gone through, it will last strong enough while the hole is being enlarged, a cylindrical plug of wood being inserted, and glued.
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Horace Petherick 1879
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Is it just me or is Obama "bushing" it up a little bit on this one.
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The lower end of the shaft is covered by a removable bushing which is easily inspected after the guide-bearing has been taken down.
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Concerning the refilling or "bushing" as it is termed of the peg-holes,
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Horace Petherick 1879
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Still less by what methods he preserved his game, whether by 'bushing' or how, -- and if the partridge-seasons were
Past and Present Thomas Carlyle 1838
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'bushing' or how, -- and if the partridge-seasons were 'excellent,' or were indifferent.
Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. Thomas Carlyle 1838
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I have a Llama 45, and it never shot very accurately since new, so I got the bright idea to slug the barrel. (after trigger job, oversize link pin, tightened up barrel bushing, polished crown, etc.)
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I have a Llama 45, and it never shot very accurately since new, so I got the bright idea to slug the barrel. (after trigger job, oversize link pin, tightened up barrel bushing, polished crown, etc.)
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Clinton in the early 2010s encouraged the impoverished country to eliminate political parties with demonstrated popular support, then selected the candidates for a presidential run-off election, bushing aside the objections of Haiti's electoral council, leaders, media, political parties, human rights groups, electoral code, constitution and voters.
Isabel Macdonald: Clinton Apologizes for U.S. Role in Destroying Haitian Democracy (Happy April Fool's Day!) Isabel Macdonald 2011
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