Definitions for rush

Definitions for (noun) rush

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


Main entry: rush, rushing

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


Definitions for (verb) rush

Main entry: hurry, rush

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


Main entry: rush, race

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


Definitions for (adj) rush

Main entry: rush, rushed

Definition: done under pressure

Usage: a rush job


Main entry: first-come-first-serve, rush

Definition: not accepting reservations


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