1. a unit of measurement for dry goods, equal to 4 pecks or about 35.2 liters
2. a container or basket that holds one bushel
3. a large quantity or amount of something
Usage: informal

Examples

• The farmer harvested three bushels of apples.
• Corn is sold by the bushel at the market.
• She carried the wheat in a large bushel basket.
• The orchard produced bushels of peaches this season.
• A bushel of oats weighs about 32 pounds.
• He had bushels of energy after his vacation.
• The store bought several bushels of potatoes from local farms.