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Meaning of 'rush'
Meaning of 'rush' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Rush 
[ n.]
- A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous
plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus. [ n.]- The merest trifle; a straw.
- A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush of water.
- Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.
- A perfect recitation.
- A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush.
- The act of running with the ball.
2. Rush [ v. i.]
- To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous
rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a
precipice. [ v. i.]- To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation.
3. Rush [ v. t.]
- To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to
hurry forward. [ v. t.]- To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Meaning of 'rush' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. rush [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a sudden burst of activity
- a sudden burst of activity
Example in sentence:
- come back after the rush
Meaning (2):
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Example in sentence:
- in his haste to leave he forgot his book
Meaning (3):
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
Example in sentence:
- the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
Meaning (4):
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the swift release of a store of affective force
Example in sentence:
- he does it for kicks;
- he got a quick rush from injecting heroin;
- they got a great bang out of it;
- what a boot!
2. rush [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- urge to an unnatural speed
- urge to an unnatural speed
Example in sentence:
- Don't rush me, please!
Meaning (6):
- move hurridly
- move hurridly
Example in sentence:
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests;
- The cars raced down the street
Meaning (7):
- cause to occur rapidly
- cause to occur rapidly
Example in sentence:
- the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Meaning (8):
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
Example in sentence:
- The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
Meaning (9):
- act or move at high speed
- act or move at high speed
Example in sentence:
- hurry--it's late!;
- We have to rush!
3. rush [ s]
[ s]Meaning (10):
- done under pressure
- done under pressure
Example in sentence:
- a rush job
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