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bushing noun

  /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/
  • (mechanical engineering) 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.
 Buchse, Gummilager, Lagerbuchse, Lagerschale
  • (mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
 Gewindeeinsatz
  • (electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
 Isolator, Muffe, Tülle
  • An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
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bush noun

  /bʉʃ/ , /bʊʃ/
  • (horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
 Strauch, Busch

bush noun

  /bʉʃ/ , /bʊʃ/
  • (Australia) The countryside area of Australia that is less arid and less remote than the outback; loosely, areas of natural flora even within conurbations.
  • (often with "the") Tracts of land covered in natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated.
 Busch

bushed adjective

  /bʊʃt/
  • (informal) Very tired; exhausted.
 erledigt, fertig, kaputt
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