Meanings
bushing1
nounbushing (plural bushings)
plural bushings
- engineeringA type of plain bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
- engineeringA threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
- businessA lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
- An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
bushing2
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bush
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
bushing · noun
From bush (“metal lining of the axle hole of a wheel or touch hole of a gun”) + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech průchodka, vývodka
- průchodkamechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- vývodkamechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- pouzdromechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- vymezovací vložkamechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- průchodkaelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
Finnish laakeriholkki, liukulaakeriholkki
- laakeriholkkimechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- liukulaakeriholkkimechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- kumilaakerimechanical engineering: elastic bearing
- kierreholkkimechanical engineering: threaded bushing
- läpivientieristinelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- sovitinadapter for joining pipes
French coussinet
- coussinetmechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
German Lagerschale, Buchse
- Lagerschalemechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- Buchsemechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- Lagerbuchsemechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- Gummilagermechanical engineering: elastic bearing
- Gewindeeinsatzmechanical engineering: threaded bushing
- Muffeelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- Tülleelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- Isolatorelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- Durchführungelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- Reduzierungadapter for joining pipes
Hebrew תותב
- תותב (totav)mechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
Indonesian bos
- bosmechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
Italian bronzina, filetto riportato
- bronzinamechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- filetto riportatomechanical engineering: threaded bushing
- isolanteelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- riduttoreadapter for joining pipes
- nipploadapter for joining pipes
Norwegian foring
- foringmechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
Russian вту́лка, вкла́дыш
- вту́лка (vtúlka)mechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- вкла́дыш (vkládyš)mechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- резьбовая втулка (rezʹbovaja vtulka)mechanical engineering: threaded bushing
- проходно́й изоля́тор (proxodnój izoljátor)electrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- фи́тинг (fíting)adapter for joining pipes
- му́фта (múfta)adapter for joining pipes
- переходни́к (perexodník)adapter for joining pipes
Slovak klzné ložisko, objímka
- klzné ložiskomechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- objímkaelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- izoláciaelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- krytelectrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect
- redukciaadapter for joining pipes
- spojkaadapter for joining pipes
Spanish cojinete, buje
- cojinetemechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- bujemechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- cojinete elásticomechanical engineering: elastic bearing
- casquillo roscadomechanical engineering: threaded bushing
- buje de reducciónadapter for joining pipes
Swedish bussning
- bussningmechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
Tagalog sakla, sakla
- saklamechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction
- saklamechanical engineering: elastic bearing
- saklamechanical engineering: threaded bushing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bushing
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
bushing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushing
MLA
“bushing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bushing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushing.
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