Main entry: rush, rushing, hurry, haste
Definition: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Usage: in his haste to leave he forgot his book
Definition: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
Usage: the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
Main entry: rush
Definition: a sudden burst of activity
Usage: come back after the rush
Main entry: surge, upsurge, rush, spate
Definition: a sudden forceful flow
Main entry: flush, kick, boot, charge, bang, thrill, rush
Definition: the swift release of a store of affective force
Usage: they got a great bang out of it; what a boot!; he got a quick rush from injecting heroin; he does it for kicks
Main entry: Rush, Benjamin Rush
Definition: physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Main entry: rush
Definition: grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Definition: urge to an unnatural speed
Usage: Don't rush me, please!
Main entry: rush, look sharp, hurry, hasten, festinate
Definition: act or move at high speed
Usage: We have to rush!; hurry--it's late!
Main entry: rush
Definition: attack suddenly
Main entry: stimulate, rush, induce, hasten
Definition: cause to occur rapidly
Usage: the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Main entry: hasten, hotfoot, hie, cannonball along, bucket along, pelt along, belt along, step on it, race, speed, rush, rush along
Definition: move fast
Usage: He rushed down the hall to receive his guests; The cars raced down the street
Definition: cause to move fast or to rush or race
Usage: The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
Main entry: rush
Definition: run with the ball, in football
Definition: done under pressure
Usage: a rush job
Main entry: first-come-first-serve, rush
Definition: not accepting reservations