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rush
v. hurry, make haste; act or move quickly; cause to hurry
 
n. speed, haste; sudden increase in activity or speed; any species of marsh grass from the genus Juncus


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Rush
Rush may refer to:Rush plants, or Juncus, a grass-like plant of damp or wet soilsRush, a sudden burst of emotion, or thrill, associated with certain chemicals or situationsRush, slang for nitrite inhalants, often used as a recreational drugRush or formal rush, a regulated period of new member recruitment for fraternities and sororities 
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Rush
Noun
1. physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
(synonym) Benjamin Rush
(hypernym) doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico

 
rush
Noun
1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
(synonym) haste, hurry, rushing
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) dash, bolt
(derivation) race
2. a sudden forceful flow
(synonym) spate, surge, upsurge
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(hyponym) debris surge, debris storm
3. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
(hypernym) marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
(hyponym) bulrush, bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus
(member-holonym) Juncaceae, family Juncaceae, rush family
4. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
(synonym) bang, boot, charge, flush, thrill, kick
(hypernym) exhilaration, excitement
5. a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
(hypernym) outburst, burst, flare-up
(derivation) hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
6. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
(synonym) rushing
(hypernym) run, running, running play, running game
(classification) American football, American football game
Verb
1. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
(synonym) hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(antonym) linger, dawdle
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) barge, thrust ahead, push forward
(derivation) haste, hurry, rushing
2. attack suddenly
(hypernym) assail, assault, set on, attack
(hyponym) charge, bear down
3. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
(synonym) hurry
(antonym) delay, detain, hold up
(hypernym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(cause) hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
(derivation) haste, hurry, rushing
4. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
(synonym) hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
(hypernym) act, move
5. run with the ball, in football
(hypernym) run
(derivation) rushing
6. cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
(synonym) race
(hypernym) move, displace
(derivation) haste, hurry, rushing
7. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
(synonym) induce, stimulate, hasten
(hypernym) effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
Adjective
1. not accepting reservations
(synonym) first-come-first-serve(p)
(similar) unreserved
2. done under pressure; "a rush job"
(synonym) rush(a), rushed
(similar) hurried


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rush (m)
n. (Sports) rush, final effort

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Rush
(v. t.)
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
  
 
(v. t.)
To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward.
  
 
(v. i.)
To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.
  
 
(v. i.)
To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation.
  
 
(n.)
The merest trifle; a straw.
  
 
(n.)
The act of running with the ball.
  
 
(n.)
Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.
  
 
(n.)
A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush.
  
 
(n.)
A perfect recitation.
  
 
(n.)
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus.
  
 
(n.)
A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush of water.
  

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