verb
- Move fast.
- usage: "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- synonyms: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
- Attack suddenly.
- synonyms: rush
- Urge to an unnatural speed.
- usage: "Don't rush me, please"
- Act or move at high speed.
- usage: "We have to rush"; "hurry-it's late"
- synonyms: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
- Run with the ball, in football.
- synonyms: rush
- Cause to move fast or to rush or race.
- usage: "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
- Cause to occur rapidly.
- usage: "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
adjective
- Done under pressure.
- usage: "a rush job"
- synonyms: rush
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