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 rush (2 of 3)

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

Definition for rush (3 of 3)

Rush

[ ruhsh ]

/ rʌʃ /

noun

Benjamin,1745–1813, U.S. physician and political leader: author of medical treatises.

his sonRichard,1780–1859, U.S. lawyer, politician, and diplomat.

Example sentences from the Web for rush

In a show about single women, Sex and The City was always in a rush to get to the altar—and with a man there waiting.

Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement |Tim Teeman |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I remember the rush when I even got close to an Asteroids game in an arcade or a pizzeria.

‘Asteroids’ & The Dawn of the Gamer Age |David Owen |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Calamity,” Roth writes elsewhere, “when it comes, comes in a rush.

American Dreams: How Bush Shaped Our Reading of Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’ |Nathaniel Rich |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Work permits would encourage them to rush the border,” he says.

Get Ready to Start Hearing About ‘Executive Amnesty for Anchor Babies’ |Eleanor Clift |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

It will have to come to terms with the ghost of Ronald Reagan, and it will have to come to terms with Rush Limbaugh.

This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art |Scott Porch |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When school is over, out you go with a rush, into the open air.

The Child's Day |Woods Hutchinson
No one saved her, but many did rush to the fore, and die for her.

Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 |Various
So wild a rush was made when Larissa was abandoned, that the soldiers did not even fold their tents or carry away their baggage.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 27, May 13, 1897 |Various
Rush skins and attends to the hide the next morning, and before sundown I am again on hand.

American Big-Game Hunting |Various
At that he started up, all streaky with soap and blood as he was, and must rush away on some errand.

Where the Pavement Ends |John Russell

British Dictionary definitions for rush (1 of 2)

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 rush (2 of 2)

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 rush

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 rush

rush

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

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