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RUSH

Definition:

1. [noun] the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
   Synonyms: haste, hurry, ing
   
   
2. [noun] a sudden forceful flow
   Synonyms: spate, surge, upsurge
   
   
3. [noun] grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
   
   
4. [noun] physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
   Synonyms: Rush, Benjamin Rush
   
   
5. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: bang, boot, charge, flush, thrill, kick
   
   
6. [noun] a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
   
   
7. [noun] (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
   Synonyms: ing
   
   
8. [verb] step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
   Synonyms: hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
   
   
9. [verb] attack suddenly
   
   
10. [verb] urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
    Synonyms: hurry
    
    
11. [verb] act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry
    Synonyms: hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
    
    
12. [verb] run with the ball, in football
    
    
13. [verb] cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
    Synonyms: race
    
    
14. [verb] cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
    Synonyms: induce, stimulate, hasten
    
    
15. [adjective] not accepting reservations
    Synonyms: first-come-first-serve
    
    
16. [adjective] done under pressure; "a rush job"
    Synonyms: ed
    
    

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Related Words:

• barge, thrust ahead, push forward
• tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
• dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
• charge, bear down
• dash, bolt
• scamper, scramble, scurry
• debris surge, debris storm
• onrush
• bulrush, bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus
• jointed rush, Juncus articulatus
• toad rush, Juncus bufonius
• hard rush, Juncus inflexus
• salt rush, Juncus leseurii
• slender rush, Juncus tenuis

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