Definitions of bushel
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a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
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United States dry unit
a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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United States dry unit
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a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
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British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
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British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
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restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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break, bust
ruin completely
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break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out
go to pieces
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fiddle, tinker
try to fix or mend
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fill
plug with a substance
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patch, piece
repair by adding pieces
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cobble
repair or mend
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point, repoint
repair the joints of bricks
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trouble-shoot, troubleshoot
solve problems
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patch, patch up
mend by putting a patch on
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resole, sole
put a new sole on
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revamp, vamp
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
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heel, reheel
put a new heel on
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darn
repair by sewing
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close, fill up
fill or stop up
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ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
to make better
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break, bust
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbʊʃəl/
UK
/ˈbʊʃəl/
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