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rush
noun(rush)
a sudden forceful flow
Synonyms: spate, surge, upsurge,
rush
noun(rush)
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Synonyms: haste, hurry, rushing,
rush
noun(rush)
physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Synonyms: benjamin rush,
rush
verb(rush)
urge to an unnatural speed
Synonyms: hurry,
Antonyms: delay,
Examples:
Don't rush me, please!.
rush
verb(rush)
cause to move fast or to rush or race
Synonyms: race,
rush
verb(rush)
move hurridly
Synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush along, speed, step on it,
Antonyms: linger,
Examples:
He rushed down the hall to receive his guests.
rush
adjective(rush)
not accepting reservations
Synonyms: first-come-first-serve,
rush
noun(rush)
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
Synonyms: rushing,
Examples:
The linebackers were ready to stop a rush.
rush
adjective(rush)
done under pressure
Synonyms: rushed,
Examples:
A rush job.
rush
verb(rush)
cause to occur rapidly
Synonyms: hasten, induce, stimulate,
rush
verb(rush)
act or move at high speed
Synonyms: festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp,
Examples:
We have to rush!.
rush
noun(rush)
the swift release of a store of affective force
Synonyms: bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, thrill,
Examples:
He got a quick rush from injecting heroin.
rush
noun(rush)
a sudden burst of activity
Examples:
Come back after the rush.
rush
verb(rush)
attack suddenly
rush
noun(rush)
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
rush
verb(rush)
run with the ball, in football

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