Rush is defined as to suddenly move quickly or to hurry.
An example of to rush is for someone to run after another person who just left in order to catch up with them.
rush
- to move or go swiftly or impetuously; dash
- to dash recklessly or rashly
- to make a swift, sudden attack or assault (on or upon); charge
- to pass, come, go, come into view, act, etc. swiftly, suddenly, or hastily: a thought rushing into the mind
- Football to run with the ball after a direct snap from the center or after a handoff or pitchout
Origin of rush
Middle English ruschen from Anglo-French russher from Middle French ruser, to repel, avert, origin, originally , to mislead from Old French reuser: see ruse- to move, send, push, drive, etc. swiftly, violently, or hastily: we rushed him to the hospital
- to do, make, or cause to move, go, or act, with unusual or excessive speed or haste; hurry: to rush an order, a person at work, etc.
- to make a swift, sudden attack or assault on; charge
- to overcome or capture by such an attack or assault
- Informal
- to lavish attentions on, as in courting
- to entertain with parties or the like prior to inviting to join a fraternity or sorority
- Football
- to run with (the ball) after a direct snap from the center or after a handoff or pitchout
- blitz
- the act or an instance of rushing; specif., an eager movement of many people, as to do something or to get to a place: a rush to buy concert tickets, the California gold rush
- intense activity; busyness; haste; hurry: the rush of modern life
- a sudden, swift attack or assault; onslaught
- the period during which fraternity or sorority recruitment takes place
- a press, as of business or traffic, necessitating unusual haste or effort: the morning rush
- Slang
- the first, sudden euphoric effect of taking a narcotic, amphetamine, etc.
- a sudden thrill of pleasure
- Football a play in which an offensive back rushes with the ball
- [usually pl.]Film a first print made shortly after the filming of a scene or scenes, for inspection as by the director
- necessitating haste: rush orders
- characterized by a rush (noun): rush hours
rush Idioms
with a rush
suddenly and forcefully
- any of a genus (Juncus) of plants of the rush family, having small, greenish flowers: rushes usually grow in wet places and the round stems and pliant leaves of some species are used in making baskets, mats, ropes, etc.
- any of various similar plants, as the bulrushes or horsetails
Origin of rush
Middle English rusche from Old English risc, akin to Middle Dutch risch, Norwegian rusk from Indo-European base an unverified form rezg-, to plait, twist from source Sanskrit rájju, Classical Latin restis, cord designating a family (Juncaceae, order Juncales) of grasslike monocotyledonous plants with a 6-parted perianth, tufted leaves, and the fruit in capsules
Rush
1745-1813; Am. physician: signer of the Declaration of Independence
rush
verb
rushed, rush·ing, rush·esverb
intransitive- To move swiftly; hurry: rushed after the bus.
- To act with great haste: rushed to finish the project.
- To make a sudden or swift attack or charge: The cavalry rushed down upon the encampment.
- To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise: Water rushed over the cliff.
- Football To advance the ball or attempt to advance the ball from scrimmage by carrying it rather than passing.
verb
transitive- To cause to move rapidly: had to rush fresh troops to the front lines.
- To cause to act with haste: made a mistake because we were rushed.
- To perform with great haste: had to rush the project to complete it on time.
- To attack swiftly and suddenly: Infantry rushed the enemy after the artillery barrage.
- To transport or carry hastily: An ambulance rushed her to the hospital.
- To entertain or pay great attention to: They rushed him for their fraternity.
- Football To run toward (a passer or kicker) in order to block or disrupt a play.
noun
- A sudden movement toward something: a rush to leave the room.
- a. An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place: a rush to the goldfields.b. A sudden widespread demand: a rush for gold coins.
- General haste or busyness: The office always operates in a rush.
- A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A rapid, often noisy flow or passage: listened to the rush of the wind.
- A large or overwhelming number or amount: a rush of last-minute holiday orders.
- Football a. An attempt to advance the ball from scrimmage by carrying it.b. An act of running at a passer or kicker in order to block or prevent a play.
- Sports A rapid advance of the puck toward the opponent's goal in ice hockey.
- rushes The first, unedited print of a movie scene.
- A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members: a sorority rush.
- a. A surge or release of emotion: felt a rush of fear. See Synonyms at flow.b. A sudden, brief exhilaration: felt a heady rush when her name was called out as the winner.c. The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
adjective
Performed with or requiring great haste or urgency: a rush job; a rush order.
Origin of rush
Middle English rushen from Anglo-Norman russher variant of Old French ruser to drive back from Latin recūsāre to reject re- re- causārī to give as a reason ( from causa cause )Related Forms:
- rush′er
noun
noun
- a. Any of various grasslike wetland plants of the genus Juncus, having stiff hollow or pithy stems and small usually clustered brownish flowers.b. Any of various similar plants, such as a bulrush.
- The stem of one of these plants, used in making baskets, mats, and chair seats.
Origin of rush
Middle English from Old English ryscrush
Proper noun
- An English occupational surname for someone who made things from rushes.
