From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bush \Bush\, verb (used with an object) [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.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bushing \Bush"ing\, noun [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.
2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a {thimble}. See 4th {Bush}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
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
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