The difference between Mate and Mush
When used as nouns, mate means a fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate, whereas mush means a somewhat liquid mess, often of food.
When used as verbs, mate means to match, fit together without space between, whereas mush means to squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mate and Mush
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Mate as a noun:
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
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Mate as a noun (especially of a non-human [[animal]]):
A breeding partner.
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Mate as a noun (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand):
A friend, usually of the same sex.
Examples:
"I'm going to the pub with a few mates."
"He's my best mate."
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Mate as a noun (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand):
a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
Examples:
"Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?"
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Mate as a noun (nautical):
In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. , , Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
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Mate as a noun (nautical):
A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
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Mate as a noun (nautical):
A first mate.
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Mate as a noun:
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
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Mate as a noun:
The other member of a matched pair of objects.
Examples:
"I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate."
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Mate as a noun:
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
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Mate as a verb (intransitive):
To match, fit together without space between.
Examples:
"The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly."
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Mate as a verb (intransitive):
To copulate.
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Mate as a verb (intransitive):
To pair in order to raise offspring
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Mate as a verb (transitive):
To arrange in matched pairs.
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Mate as a verb (transitive):
To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
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Mate as a verb (transitive, of an animal):
To copulate with.
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Mate as a verb (transitive):
To marry; to match (a person).
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Mate as a verb (transitive):
To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
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Mate as a verb (transitive):
To fit (objects) together without space between.
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Mate as a verb (transitive, aerospace):
To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
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Mate as a noun (chess):
Short for checkmate.
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Mate as a verb (intransitive):
To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate
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Mate as a verb:
To confuse; to confound.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Mate as a noun:
, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté ().
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Mate as a noun:
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
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Mush as a noun:
A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.
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Mush as a noun (radio):
A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations.
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Mush as a verb:
To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.
Examples:
"He mushed the ingredients together."
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Mush as a noun:
A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.
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Mush as a noun:
Cornmeal cooked in water and served as a porridge or as a thick sidedish like grits or mashed potatoes.
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Mush as a noun:
A walk, especially across the snow with dogs.
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Mush as a verb (intransitive):
To walk, especially across the snow with dogs.
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Mush as a verb (transitive):
To drive dogs, usually pulling a sled, across the snow.
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Mush as a noun (Quebec, slang):
magic mushrooms
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Mush as a noun (British slang, primarily, Southern England):
A form of address to a man.
Examples:
"* "'Oy, mush! Get out of it!'<br>That's what we'd say<br>Barging the locals<br>Out of the way"<br>— ''MAUREEN AND DOREEN AND NOREEN AND ME'', ''Peculiar Poems'', [http://www.jclamb.com/]"
"* "When I'm around it's not uncommon for someone to call me and say :'Oy mush, get your bum over here and give us a hand.'" — ''THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: In Which King Arthur Uther Pendragon Grants An Interview'' [http://arthurpendragon.ukonline.co.uk/arthur.html]"
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Mush as a noun (British slang, primarily, Northern England, Australian):
The face
Examples:
"* "My ugly mush finally found its way onto the www, but not in the manner to which I deserved." — [http://owlfarm.pmgr.net/aspen/hst16.htm]"
"* 2002:"I grew my face fungus to cover up an ugly mush." — [http://www.maggotdrowning.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=809]"
"* "and your bird has an ugly mush" — [http://b3ta.com/board/archive/21323/]"
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Mush as a verb (transitive):
To notch, cut, or indent (cloth, etc.) with a stamp.