gush

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To flow forth suddenly in great volume: water gushing from a hydrant.
2. v. To emit a sudden and abundant flow, as of tears.
3. v. To make an excessive display of sentiment or enthusiasm: gushed over the baby.
4. v. To emit abundantly; pour forth.
5. n. A sudden copious outflow: a gush of tears.
6. n. Excessively demonstrative language or behavior.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To issue with force and volume, as a fluid from confinement; flow suddenly or copiously; come pouring out, as water from a spring or blood from a wound.
2. Hence To speak effusively or from a sudden emotional impulse; be extravagantly and effusively sentimental.
3. To emit suddenly, forcibly, or copiously.
4. n. A sudden and violent emission of a fluid from confinement; outpouring of or as of a liquid.
5. n. Effusive display of sentiment.

Wiktionary

1. n. A sudden rapid outflow.
2. v. To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
3. v. To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.
2. v. To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection; to display enthusiasm in a silly, demonstrative manner.
3. v. A sudden and violent issue of a fluid from an inclosed plase; an emission of a liquid in a large quantity, and with force; the fluid thus emitted; a rapid outpouring of anything.
4. v. A sentimental exhibition of affection or enthusiasm, etc.; effusive display of sentiment.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
2. v. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
3. n. a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
4. v. praise enthusiastically
5. n. an unrestrained expression of emotion