Rush

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of various grasslike wetland plants of the genus Juncus, having stiff hollow or pithy stems and small usually clustered brownish flowers.
  • noun. Any of various similar plants, such as a bulrush.
  • noun. The stem of one of these plants, used in making baskets, mats, and chair seats.
  • intransitive verb. To move swiftly; hurry.
  • intransitive verb. To act with great haste.
  • intransitive verb. To make a sudden or swift attack or charge.
  • intransitive verb. To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise.
  • intransitive verb. To advance the ball or attempt to advance the ball from scrimmage by carrying it rather than passing.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to move rapidly.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to act with haste.
  • intransitive verb. To perform with great haste.
  • intransitive verb. To attack swiftly and suddenly.
  • intransitive verb. To transport or carry hastily.
  • intransitive verb. To entertain or pay great attention to.
  • intransitive verb. To run toward (a passer or kicker) in order to block or disrupt a play.
  • noun. A sudden movement toward something.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place.
  • noun. A sudden widespread demand.
  • noun. General haste or busyness.
  • noun. A sudden attack; an onslaught.
  • noun. A rapid, often noisy flow or passage.
  • noun. A large or overwhelming number or amount.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An attempt to advance the ball from scrimmage by carrying it.
  • noun. An act of running at a passer or kicker in order to block or prevent a play.
  • noun. A rapid advance of the puck toward the opponent's goal in ice hockey.
  • noun. The first, unedited print of a movie scene.
  • noun. A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A surge or release of emotion: synonym: flow.
  • noun. A sudden, brief exhilaration.
  • noun. The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
  • adjective. Performed with or requiring great haste or urgency.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To move or drive forward with impetuosity, violence, or tumultuous rapidity.
  • To move or act with undue eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; hurry: as, to rush into business or politics.
  • In foot-ball, to fill the position of a rusher.
  • To take part in a college rush. See rush, n., 5.
  • To cause to rush; cause to go swiftly or violently; drive or thrust furiously; hence, to force impetuously or hastily; hurry; overturn.
  • Specifically In foot-ball, to force by main strength toward the goal of one's opponents: said of the ball.
  • To secure by rushing.
  • To cause to hasten; especially, to urge to undue haste; drive; push.
  • In rowing, to come forward too fast; to rush the slide.
  • To surround with many attentions and entertain often: as, to rush a girl; to rush a man for a fraternity.
  • noun. A driving forward with eagerness and haste; a motion or course of action marked by violent or tumultuous haste: as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds.
  • noun. An eager demand; a run.
  • noun. In foot-ball, a play by which one of the contestants forces his way with the ball through the line of his opponents toward their goal.
  • noun. A very successful passing of an examination, or a correct recitation.
  • noun. A scrimmage between classes or bodies of students. such as occurs at some American colleges.
  • Word Usage
    "At nine, sharp to the tick of the clock, the _rush, rush, rush_ of a field battery's shells passed overhead."
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    Cush  blush  brush  crush  cush  
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