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lush

1  [luhsh]
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–adjective, -er, -est.
1. (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
2. characterized by luxuriant vegetation: a lush valley.
3. characterized by luxuriousness, opulence, etc.: the lush surroundings of his home.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME lusch slack; akin to OE lysu bad, lēas lax, MLG lasch slack, ON lǫskr weak, Goth lasiws weak

Related forms:
lushly, adverb
lushness, noun

Synonyms:
1. luxurious, fresh.

Antonyms:
1. withered, stale.

lush

2  [luhsh] Slang.
–noun
1. drunkard; alcoholic; sot.
2. intoxicating liquor.
–verb (used without object)
3. to drink liquor.
–verb (used with object)
4. to drink (liquor).
Origin:
1780–90; perh. facetious application of lush 1
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lush 1   (lŭsh)   
adj.   lush·er, lush·est

    1. Having or characterized by luxuriant vegetation.

    2. Abundant; plentiful. See Synonyms at profuse.

    3. Extremely productive; thriving.

    4. Luxurious; opulent: the lush décor of a grand hotel.

    5. Extremely pleasing to the senses: a lush scent; lush fruit; the lush sounds of an orchestra.

    6. Voluptuous or sensual.

    1. Luxurious; opulent: the lush décor of a grand hotel.

    2. Extremely pleasing to the senses: a lush scent; lush fruit; the lush sounds of an orchestra.

    3. Voluptuous or sensual.

  3. Overelaborate or extravagant: lush rhetoric.


[Middle English, relaxed, soft, probably alteration of lache, loose, weak, from Old French lasche, soft, succulent, from laschier, to loosen, from Late Latin laxicāre, to become shaky, frequentative of Latin laxāre, to open, relax, from laxus, loose; see lax.]
lush'ly adv., lush'ness n.
lush 2   (lŭsh)   
n.  A drunkard.
intr.v.   lushed, lush·ing, lush·es
To drink liquor to excess.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
lush

  1. n.
    liquor. : Who's bringing the lush to the party?
  2. in.
    and lush up. to drink alcohol to excess. : We sat lushing up for an hour waiting for the plane. , I just want to get my feet up and lush for a while.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

lush  (adj.)
1440, "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from O.Fr. lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from L.L. laxicare "become shaky," related to L. laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested 1610; erroneously applied to colors since 1744.

lush  (n.)
1890, "drunkard," from earlier (1790) slang meaning "liquor" (in phrase lush ken "alehouse"); perhaps a humorous use of lush (adj.) or from Romany or Shelta (tinkers' jargon).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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