# bushing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,641

## Definitions
1. A 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.
2. An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
3. A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
4. A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
5. An adapter for joining pipes of different size.

## Etymology
From bush (“metal lining of the axle hole of a wheel or touch hole of a gun”) + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **buying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bushing-vs-buying)
- **buzzing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bushing-vs-buzzing)
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bushing-vs-busting)
- **butting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bushing-vs-butting)
- **bustling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bushing-vs-bustling)
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basing-vs-bushing)
- **burning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burning-vs-bushing)
- **bathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bathing-vs-bushing)
- **bashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashing-vs-bushing)
- **burying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burying-vs-bushing)
- **bumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumping-vs-bushing)
- **budding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/budding-vs-bushing)
- **bugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bugging-vs-bushing)
- **bunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunting-vs-bushing)
- **bulging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bulging-vs-bushing)
- **basking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basking-vs-bushing)
- **bucking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bucking-vs-bushing)
- **brushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brushing-vs-bushing)
- **bursting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bursting-vs-bushing)
- **blushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blushing-vs-bushing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbushing`, `bsuhing`, `buhsing`, `bushhing`, `bushign`, `bushingg`, `bushinng`, `bushnig`, `busihng`, `busshing`, `ubshing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bushing