noun
- The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.
- usage: "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
- A sudden forceful flow.
- Grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems.
- Physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813.
- synonyms: Benjamin Rush
- 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"
- A sudden burst of activity.
- usage: "come back after the rush"
- American football. ( an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line)
- usage: "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
- synonyms: rushing
verb
- Move fast.
- usage: "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- synonyms: hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
- Attack suddenly.
- Urge to an unnatural speed.
- usage: "Don't rush me, please"
- synonyms: hurry
- Act or move at high speed.
- usage: "We have to rush"; "hurry-it's late"
- synonyms: hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
- Run with the ball, in football.
- Cause to move fast or to rush or race.
- usage: "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
- synonyms: race
- Cause to occur rapidly.
- usage: "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
adjective
- Not accepting reservations.
- synonyms: first-come-first-serve
- Done under pressure.
- usage: "a rush job"
- synonyms: rushed
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