| rush | | |
| n. (act) | 1. haste, hurry, rush, rushing | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ bolt, dash | the act of moving with great haste.; "he made a dash for the door" |
| ~ scamper, scurry, scramble | rushing about hastily in an undignified way. |
| n. (event) | 2. rush, spate, surge, upsurge | a sudden forceful flow. |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ debris storm, debris surge | the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building.; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" |
| ~ onrush | a forceful forward rush or flow.; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts" |
| n. (plant) | 3. rush | grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems. |
| ~ family juncaceae, juncaceae, rush family | tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes. |
| ~ common rush, juncus effusus, soft rush, bullrush, bulrush | tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America. |
| ~ jointed rush, juncus articulatus | rush of Australia. |
| ~ juncus bufonius, toad rush | low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan. |
| ~ hard rush, juncus inflexus | tall rush of temperate regions. |
| ~ juncus leseurii, salt rush | rush of the Pacific coast of North America. |
| ~ juncus tenuis, slender rush | tufted wiry rush of wide distribution. |
| ~ bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant | a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath. |
| n. (person) | 4. benjamin rush, rush | physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813). |
| ~ american revolutionary leader | a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States. |
| ~ doc, doctor, physician, dr., md, medico | a licensed medical practitioner.; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" |
| n. (feeling) | 5. bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill | the swift release of a store of affective force.; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" |
| ~ excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy.; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" |
| n. (event) | 6. rush | a sudden burst of activity.; "come back after the rush" |
| ~ flare-up, outburst, burst | a sudden intense happening.; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" |
| n. (act) | 7. rush, rushing | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line.; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ running, running game, running play, run | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" |
| v. (motion) | 8. belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ barge, push forward, thrust ahead | push one's way.; "she barged into the meeting room" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| v. (competition) | 9. rush | attack suddenly. |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ charge, bear down | to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle.; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" |
| v. (change) | 10. hurry, rush | urge to an unnatural speed.; "Don't rush me, please!" |
| ~ festinate, hasten, look sharp, hurry, rush | act or move at high speed.; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| v. (change) | 11. festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush | act or move at high speed.; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (motion) | 12. rush | run with the ball, in football. |
| ~ run | move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time.; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" |
| v. (motion) | 13. race, rush | cause to move fast or to rush or race.; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (creation) | 14. hasten, induce, rush, stimulate | cause to occur rapidly.; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" |
| ~ effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| adj. | 15. first-come-first-serve, rush | not accepting reservations. |
| ~ unreserved | not reserved. |
| adj. | 16. rush, rushed | done under pressure.; "a rush job" |
| ~ hurried | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
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