Bushing

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bush \Bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bushed} (b[.u]sht); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Bushing}.]
     1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush
        peas.
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     2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown;
        to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to
        bush seeds into the ground.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bushing \Bush"ing\, n. [See 4th {Bush}.]
     1. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or
        places where wear is to be received, or friction
        diminished, as pivot holes, etc.
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     2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a {thimble}.
        See 4th {Bush}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bushing
       n 1: an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors
            pass
       2: a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction [syn: {cylindrical
          lining}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "bushing":
     backing, ball bearing, bearing, bevel bearing, bush, chassis,
     doubling, doublure, facing, filler, filling, frame, headstock,
     infrastructure, inlay, inlayer, insole, interlineation, jewel,
     liner, lining, mount, mounting, needle bearing, packing, padding,
     roller bearing, setting, skeleton, stuffing, thrust bearing,
     underframe, wadding, wainscot