rush

1. 1

   A sudden forward motion.

   • A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
2. 2

   A surge.

   • A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.
3. 3

   General haste.

   • Many errors were made in the rush to finish.
4. 4

   A rapid, noisy flow.

   • a rush of water; a rush of footsteps
5. 5

   A sudden attack; an onslaught.

6. 6

   The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.

7. 7

   The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.

   • a rush on the quarterback
8. 8

   A rusher; a lineman.dated

   • the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line
9. 9

   A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.

   • The rollercoaster gave me a rush.
   • She felt the familiar cocaine rush soon after injecting herself.
10. 10

    A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.

    • rush week

1. 1

   To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.intransitivetransitive

   • rush one's dinner; rush off an email response
2. 2

   To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.intransitive

   • armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.
3. 3

   To dribble rapidly.intransitive

4. 4

   To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.intransitivetransitive

5. 5

   To cause to move or act with unusual haste.transitive

   • Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.
6. 6

   To make a swift or sudden attack.intransitive

7. 7

   To swiftly attack without warning.transitive

   • A detachment of cavalrymen rushed the enemy's position.
8. 8

   To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.slangtransitive

9. 9

   To transport or carry quickly.transitive

   • The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport.
10. 10

    To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.intransitivetransitive

syn. fly · scramble · get a move on · hasten · haul · hurtle · bustle · haul ass · haul one's ashes · hie · hump it · hurry

1. 1

   Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure, especially if therefore done badly.not-comparable

   • a rush job

1. 1

   Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.

2. 2

   The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.

3. 3

   The merest trifle; a straw.

   • [W]hat occaſion haſt thou to give up Eccleſdoun-Caſtle to John Bull? his Friendſhip is not vvorth a Ruſh, give it me and I'll make it vvorth the vvhile.
4. 4

   A wick.