rush
rush1 definition
rush (rus̸h)
intransitive verb
- 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
Etymology: ME ruschen < Anglo-Fr russher < MFr ruser, to repel, avert, orig., to mislead < OFr reuser: see ruse
transitive verb
- 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
noun
- the act of rushing
- an eager movement of many people to get to a place, as to a region where gold has recently been found
- intense activity; busyness; haste; hurry the rush of modern life
- a sudden, swift attack or assault; onslaught
- ☆ a kind of scrimmage contest between groups of college students, as between freshmen and sophomores
- 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
- Film a first print made shortly after the filming of a scene or scenes, for inspection by the director, etc.
adjective
- necessitating haste rush orders
- characterized by a rush () rush hours
Related Forms:
- rusher rush′er noun
rush Idioms
with a rush
suddenly and forcefully
rush2 definition
rush (rus̸h)
noun
- 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
Etymology: ME rusche < OE risc, akin to MDu risch, Norw rusk < IE base *rezg-, to plait, twist > Sans rájju, L restis, cord
adjective
designating a family (Juncaceae, order Juncales) of grasslike monocotyledonous plants with a 6-parted perianth, tufted leaves, and the fruit in capsules
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Rush (rus̸h)
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