rush

[ ruhsh ]

/ rʌʃ /

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verb (used without object)

to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.

to dash, especially to dash forward for an attack or onslaught.

to appear, go, pass, etc., rapidly or suddenly: The blood rushed to his face.

Football. to carry the ball on a running play or plays.

verb (used with object)

to perform, accomplish, or finish with speed, impetuosity, or violence: They rushed the work to make the deadline.

to carry or convey with haste: to rush an injured person to the hospital.

to cause to move, act, or progress quickly; hurry: He rushed his roommate to get to the party on time.

to send, push, force, impel, etc., with unusual speed or haste: to rush a bill through Congress.

to attack suddenly and violently; charge.

to overcome or capture (a person, place, etc.).

Informal. to heap attentions on; court intensively; woo: to rush an attractive newcomer.

to entertain (a prospective fraternity or sorority member) before making bids for membership.

Football.

to carry (the ball) forward across the line of scrimmage.
to carry the ball (a distance) forward from the line of scrimmage: The home team rushed 145 yards.
(of a defensive team member) to attempt to force a way quickly into the backfield in pursuit of (the back in possession of the ball).

noun

the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.

a hostile attack.

an eager rushing of numbers of persons to some region that is being occupied or exploited, especially because of a new mine: the gold rush to California.

a sudden appearance or access: a rush of tears.

hurried activity; busy haste: the rush of city life.

a hurried state, as from pressure of affairs: to be in a rush.

press of work, business, traffic, etc., requiring extraordinary effort or haste.

Football.

an attempt to carry or instance of carrying the ball across the line of scrimmage.
an act or instance of rushing the offensive back in possession of the ball.

a scrimmage held as a form of sport between classes or bodies of students in colleges.

rushes, Movies. daily(def 4).

Informal. a series of lavish attentions paid a woman by a suitor: He gave her a big rush.

the rushing by a fraternity or sorority.

Also called flash. Slang. the initial, intensely pleasurable or exhilarated feeling experienced upon taking a narcotic or stimulant drug.

adjective

requiring or done in haste: a rush order; rush work.

characterized by excessive business, a press of work or traffic, etc.: The cafeteria's rush period was from noon to two in the afternoon.

characterized by the rushing of potential new members by a sorority or fraternity: rush week on the university campus.

Origin of rush

1325–75; (v.) Middle English ruschen < Anglo-French russher, russer, Old French re(h)usser, re(h)user, ruser < Late Latin recūsāre, to push back, Latin: to refuse. See recuse, ruse; (noun) Middle English rus(s)che, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR rush

1 hasten, run. Rush, hurry, dash, speed imply swiftness of movement. Rush implies haste and sometimes violence in motion through some distance: to rush to the store. Hurry suggests a sense of strain or agitation, a breathless rushing to get to a definite place by a certain time: to hurry to an appointment. Dash implies impetuosity or spirited, swift movement for a short distance: to dash to the neighbor's. Speed means to go fast, usually by means of some type of transportation, and with some smoothness of motion: to speed to a nearby city.

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ANTONYMS FOR rush

18 sloth, lethargy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rush

rush·ing·ly, adverb un·rushed, adjective

Words nearby rush

ruru, rus, rus in urbe, rus., ruse, rush, rush candle, rush family, rush hour, rush light, rushdie

Definition for rushes (2 of 2)

rush ²

[ ruhsh ]

/ rʌʃ /

noun

any grasslike plant of the genus Juncus, having pithy or hollow stems, found in wet or marshy places. Compare rush family.

any plant of the rush family.

any of various similar plants.

a stem of such a plant, used for making chair bottoms, mats, baskets, etc.

something of little or no value; trifle: not worth a rush.

Origin of rush

before 900; Middle English rusch, risch, Old English rysc, risc; cognate with Dutch, obsolete German Rusch

OTHER WORDS FROM rush

rush·like, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for rushes

Lohse rushes Sigma Alpha Epsilon, gets a bid, endures pledge term, and then submits to the dehumanizing rigors of Hell Night.

An Ivy League Frat Boy’s Shallow Repentance |Stefan Beck |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At this point, Franco says an abrupt “goodbye” and rushes off to the theater for a matinee performance.

James Franco Uncensored: The Actor on Broadway, NYT Hate, and That Half-Naked Instagram |Marlow Stern |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Traffic is still dense along Hicks Street but no one rushes him.

With the Fireman of Brooklyn’s Company 224 as They Observe the Fallen |Maurice Emerson Decaul |September 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Then the filmmakers show Anwar the rushes and ask him for feedback.

Indonesian Killers Brought to Justice 50 Years Too Late in ‘The Act of Killing’ |Tom Sykes |July 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Meanwhile, Annie ends things with Walter at the Rainbow Room and rushes to the Empire State Building to meet Sam.

The 20th Anniversary of Nora Ephron’s ‘Sleepless in Seattle’: Best Moments |Marlow Stern |June 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The breeze which blows from England slackens nothing ere it reaches those fields where the wild flowers and the rushes bloom.

The Challenge of the Dead |Stephen Graham
The smaller the fraction which rushes, the greater the number of rifles which continue to fire upon the enemy.

Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 |United States War Department
They build a substantial nest of reeds and rushes woven about the upright canes, close to the surface of the water.

The Bird Book |Chester A. Reed
Then, through the blazing doorway, the great form of Nick Westley rushes headlong, shouting as he comes.

In the Brooding Wild |Ridgwell Cullum
Thou shalt sprinkle the right hip; then the Drug Nasu rushes upon the left hip.

Sacred Books of the East |Various

British Dictionary definitions for rushes (1 of 3)

rushes

/ (rʌʃɪz) /

pl n

(sometimes singular) (in film-making) the initial prints of a scene or scenes before editing, usually prepared daily

British Dictionary definitions for rushes (2 of 3)

rush ¹

/ (rʌʃ) /

verb

to hurry or cause to hurry; hasten

to make a sudden attack upon (a fortress, position, person, etc)

(when intr , often foll by at, in or into) to proceed or approach in a reckless manner

rush one's fences to proceed with precipitate haste

(intr) to come, flow, swell, etc, quickly or suddenly tears rushed to her eyes

slang to cheat, esp by grossly overcharging

(tr) US and Canadian to make a concerted effort to secure the agreement, participation, etc, of (a person)

(intr) American football to gain ground by running forwards with the ball

noun

the act or condition of rushing

a sudden surge towards someone or something a gold rush

a sudden surge of sensation, esp produced by a drug

a sudden demand

adjective (prenominal)

requiring speed or urgency a rush job

characterized by much movement, business, etc a rush period

Derived forms of rush

rusher, noun

Word Origin for rush

C14 ruschen, from Old French ruser to put to flight, from Latin recūsāre to refuse, reject

British Dictionary definitions for rushes (3 of 3)

rush ²

/ (rʌʃ) /

noun

any annual or perennial plant of the genus Juncus, growing in wet places and typically having grasslike cylindrical leaves and small green or brown flowers: family Juncaceae Many species are used to make baskets

any of various similar or related plants, such as the woodrush, scouring rush, and spike-rush

something valueless; a trifle; straw not worth a rush

short for rush light

Derived forms of rush

rushlike, adjective

Word Origin for rush

Old English risce, rysce; related to Middle Dutch risch, Norwegian rusk, Old Slavonic rozga twig, rod

Medical definitions for rushes

Rush

[ rŭsh ]

Benjamin 1745-1813

American physician, politician, and educator. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, he promoted the humane treatment of the mentally ill.

Idioms and Phrases with rushes

rush

see bum's rush; fools rush in where angels fear to tread; mad rush; (rush) off someone's feet.

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