1
a
: growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
lush grass
b
: lavishly productive: such as
(1)
: fertile
lush farmland
(2)
: thriving
the lush idealism of the prewar period—F. B. Millett
(3)
: characterized by abundance : plentiful
lush campaign contributions—Fulton Lewis
(4)
: prosperous, profitable
firms with lush contracts
lushly
adverb
lushness
noun
lushed; lushing; lushes
1
slang
: to consume (alcohol)
I left the clinic, went to a restaurant, and began lushing beer …—Norma McCorvey
—often used with up… lushing up Prohibition gin …—Lawrence Lipton
'Tis the season for spiked eggnog. … But what if you never touch alcohol or need a break from lushing it up?—Sheila Livadas
2
slang
: to ply (someone) with alcohol
—often used with up
He found them in Fleet Market, and lushed them up with gin.—Patrick Pringle
: to consume alcohol : drink sense 2
—often used with up
"I've been lushing up here and there, which is bad for the intestine and doesn't help the soul much either …"—John Clellon Holmes, quoted in Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation
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