ALL meanings of bushing
bush·ing
B b - noun bushing an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes 3
- noun bushing a layer of electrical insulation enabling a live conductor to pass through an earthed wall, etc 3
- noun bushing a removable, cylindrical lining or sleeve used in a machine to reduce the effect of friction on moving parts, decrease the diameter of an opening, etc. 3
- noun bushing a similar insulating lining or part 3
- noun bushing a lining of metal or the like set into an orifice to guard against wearing by friction, erosion, etc. 1
- noun bushing bushing (def 2). 1
- verb without object bushing to be or become bushy; branch or spread as or like a bush. 1
- verb with object bushing to furnish with a bush; line with metal. 1
- abbreviation BUSHING bush-league. 1
- idioms bushing beat around / about the bush, to avoid coming to the point; delay in approaching a subject directly: Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want. 1
- idioms bushing beat the bushes, to scout or search for persons or things far and wide: beating the bushes for engineers. 1
- idioms bushing go bush, Australian. to flee or escape into the bush. Slang. to become wild. 1
- noun bushing (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. 0
- noun bushing (mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted. 0
- noun bushing (mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material. 0
- noun bushing (electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor. 0
- noun bushing An adapter for joining pipes of different size. 0