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
1
First recorded in 1325–75; (verb) Middle English ruschen, from Anglo-French russher, russer, Old French re(h)usser, re(h)user, ruser, from Late Latin recūsāre, “to push back,” Latin: “to refuse.” See recuse, ruse; (noun) Middle English rus(s)che, derivative of the verb
SYNONYMS FOR rush
1 hasten, run.
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ANTONYMS FOR rush
18 sloth, lethargy.
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synonym study for rush
1. 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.
As you say, Neil, the Washington pass rush can be a problem generally.
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Most vaccines take at least five years to go through clinical trials, and there have been questions around whether Covid-19 vaccines are being “rushed through.”
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I found that creating time and space on Friday mornings makes me more present in those discussions, rather than squeezing people in during the rush of the week.
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She was rushed to Howard University Hospital where she was pronounced dead the next day.
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They’re the same reason why some venture capitalists aren’t rushing to be a part of the cannabis high.
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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.
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I remember the rush when I even got close to an Asteroids game in an arcade or a pizzeria.
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Calamity,” Roth writes elsewhere, “when it comes, comes in a rush.
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“Work permits would encourage them to rush the border,” he says.
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It will have to come to terms with the ghost of Ronald Reagan, and it will have to come to terms with Rush Limbaugh.
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for rush (1 of 2)
rush1
/ (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 fencesto proceed with precipitate haste
(intr)to come, flow, swell, etc, quickly or suddenlytears rushed to her eyes
slangto cheat, esp by grossly overcharging
(tr)US and Canadianto make a concerted effort to secure the agreement, participation, etc, of (a person)
(intr)American footballto gain ground by running forwards with the ball
noun
the act or condition of rushing
a sudden surge towards someone or somethinga gold rush
a sudden surge of sensation, esp produced by a drug
a sudden demand
adjective(prenominal)
requiring speed or urgencya rush job
characterized by much movement, business, etca 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)
rush2
/ (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; strawnot 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