1. Produced or growing in extreme abundance
   "The lush tropical vegetation covered every surface";
   - exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, riotous
    
2. Tender and full of juice
   "lush fruits";
   - succulent
    
3. Characterized by rich abundance, magnificence, or expensive luxury
   "these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous";
   - deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous, luxury
    
4. [Brit, informal] Of the highest quality, skill, etc.; very good or impressive
   - ace [informal], A-one [informal], crack [informal], first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch [informal], top-notch [informal], tops [informal], A1 [informal], top-class, gnarly [N. Amer, informal], excellent, first-class, fantabulous [informal], splendid, ripping [Brit, archaic, informal], mean [informal], outstanding, brilliant, beezer [UK, archaic], stellar [informal], awesome [informal], top-drawer, dope [N. Amer, informal], socko [N. Amer, informal], righteous [US, slang], fab [Brit, informal], crucial [slang], rad [N. Amer, slang], radical [N. Amer, slang], nang [Brit, slang], phat [slang], legit [US, slang], awesomesauce [informal], amazeballs [informal], beaut [Austral, NZ, informal], lit [US, slang], storming [Brit, informal], blinding [Brit, slang], stonking [Brit, informal], brill [Brit, informal], wicked [slang], cushty [Brit, informal], def [slang], magic [Brit, slang], smokin' [slang], smoking [slang], sick [N. Amer, slang]
    
5. [Brit, informal] Sexually attractive
   "our new lecturer is lush";
   - sexy [informal], hot [informal], dishy [Brit, informal], tasty [Brit, informal], smoking [informal], yummy [informal]

1. A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
   "The lush was a regular at the local bar";
   - alcoholic, alky [informal], dipsomaniac, boozer [informal], soaker [informal], souse [informal], alco [Austral], rumpot [N. Amer, informal], tosspot [informal], dipso [informal], winebibber [archaic], alkie [informal], drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino [informal]

1. Drink alcohol excessively or habitually; engage in heavy drinking
   "He's been lushing it up at the bar every night this week"

Derived forms: lushest, lushes, lushing, lushed, lusher

See also: abundant, babelicious [N. Amer, informal], beddable [informal], bootylicious [US, informal], foxy [informal], hunky [informal], juicy, luscious [informal], red-hot [informal], rich, super-duper [informal], superior, toothsome [informal], voluptuous

Type of: drinker, imbiber [informal], juicer [N. Amer, informal], soak [informal], sponge [informal], toper [literary]

Encyclopedia: Lush, Richard