Noun: bushel bû-shul
Usage: US
- A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
"The grain silo could hold thousands of bushels"
- A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
"The grain silo could hold hundreds of bushels"
Usage: US
- Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She bushelled his torn jacket before the party";
- repair, mend, fix, doctor [informal]
Derived forms: bushelled, bushelling, bushels
Type of: ameliorate, amend, better, British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit, improve, meliorate, mend, United States dry unit
Part of: quarter [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Bushel, Edward