rush
noun
1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Similar word(s): haste, hurry, rushing
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
2. a sudden forceful flow
Similar word(s): spate, surge, upsurge
Definition categories: event, flow, flowing
3. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Definition categories: plant
4. the swift release of a store of affective force
- he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
Similar word(s): bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, thrill
Definition categories: feeling, excitement, exhilaration
5. a sudden burst of activity
- come back after the rush
Definition categories: event, burst, outburst
6. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
Similar word(s): rushing
Definition categories: act, run, running
Sentences with rush as a noun:
- A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.
- Many errors were made in the rush to finish.
- a rush of water;
- a rush on the quarterback
- the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line
- The rollercoaster gave me a rush.
- rush week
verb
1. move hurridly
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
Similar word(s): hasten, hie, hotfoot, race, speed
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
2. attack suddenly
Definition categories: competition, assail, assault, attack
3. urge to an unnatural speed
- Don't rush me, please!
Similar word(s): hurry
Definition categories: change, exhort, press, urge
4. act or move at high speed
- We have to rush!
Similar word(s): festinate, hasten, hurry
Definition categories: change, act, move
5. run with the ball, in football
Definition categories: motion, run
6. cause to move fast or to rush or race
Similar word(s): race
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
7. cause to occur rapidly
Similar word(s): hasten, induce, stimulate
Definition categories: creation, effect, effectuate
Sentences with rush as a verb:
- rush one's dinner;
- armies rush to battle;
- Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.
- The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport.