rush

See also: Rush and RUSH

rush - English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɹʌʃ/
  • Homophone: Rush

Noun

rush (plural rushes)

  1. Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
  2. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
  3. The merest trifle; a straw.
  4. A wick.

Synonyms

  • (plant of the genus Juncus): juncus

Translations

  • Italian: midollino m
  • Walloon: fistou (wa) m

Noun

rush (plural rushes)

  1. A sudden forward motion.
  2. A surge.
    • A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.
  3. General haste.
    • Many errors were made in the rush to finish.
  4. A rapid, noisy flow.
    • a rush of water;  a rush of footsteps
  5. (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
  6. (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
  7. (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
    • a rush on the quarterback
  8. (American football, dated) A rusher; a lineman.
    • the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line
  9. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
    • The rollercoaster gave me a rush.
    • She felt the familiar cocaine rush soon after injecting herself.
  10. (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
    • rush week
  11. (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
  12. (US, dated, university slang) A perfect recitation.
  13. (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

rush (third-person singular simple present rushes, present participle rushing, simple past and past participle rushed)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
    • rush one's dinner;   rush off an email response
  2. (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
    • armies rush to battle;   waters rush down a precipice.
  3. (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
  4. (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
  5. (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
    • Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.
  6. (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
  7. (military) To swiftly attack without warning.
  8. (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
  9. (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
    • The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport.
  10. (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
  11. (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
  12. (US, slang, dated) To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
  13. (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.

Synonyms

  • See also rush (hurry)

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

rush (not comparable)

  1. Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
    • a rush job

Usage notes

Used only before a noun.


Anagrams

rush - French

Noun

rush m (plural rushs)

  1. rush (in sport)
  2. (cinematography) rushes
  3. (video games) rush
  4. (Quebec) rush (hurried state)

rush - Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha or rushene)

  1. a rush (Etymology 2)

Derived terms

rush - Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha)

  1. a rush (Etymology 2)

Derived terms

Meaning and Definition of rush
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