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rush1
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- pronunciation:
- ruhsh
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
rushes, rushing, rushed |
| definition 1: |
to act or go swiftly or hastily; hurry.
- synonyms:
- hurry, hustle
- similar words:
- bustle, career, chase, course, dash, fly, hasten, hie, hotfoot, race, scurry, speed, tear
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| definition 2: |
to move suddenly and aggressively, as in attack; charge.
- synonyms:
- charge
- antonyms:
- float
- similar words:
- attack, blitz, course, rampage, storm
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| definition 3: |
to flow in a plunging fashion.
a river that rushed- similar words:
- brawl, cascade, course, flow, flush, gush, plunge, pour, run, stream, surge, wash
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| definition 4: |
in football, to carry the ball as a runner.
- similar words:
- carry, run
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| related words: |
avalanche, bolt, bucket, burst, clip, dart, descend, fleet, fling, flit, hurtle, jump, lunge, rage, scramble, scuttle, whip, zip |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to carry, drive, or cause to move with great haste.
Rush him to the doctor.- synonyms:
- hurry, hustle
- similar words:
- bundle, dispatch, hasten, race, speed
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| definition 2: |
to cause to hurry or act quickly; cause to move or act with unsuitable haste.
Don't rush me; I'm coming.- synonyms:
- hurry
- similar words:
- goad, press, pressure, push, speed, spur
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| definition 3: |
to attack with suddenness.
They rushed the fort.- synonyms:
- charge
- similar words:
- attack, beset, blitz, storm
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| related words: |
assail, assault, course, hustle, quicken, scamp |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a swift and sudden forward movement.
- synonyms:
- stampede
- similar words:
- romp, scramble, surge, torrent, wave
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| definition 2: |
a state of busy haste or hurry.
I'm in a rush, so don't bother me.- synonyms:
- hurry
- similar words:
- burst, bustle, haste, scramble
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| definition 3: |
a hastening to a place, usu. by many people.
the gold rush- similar words:
- wave
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| definition 4: |
the sudden pleasure caused by a strong narcotic.
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| definition 5: |
(usu. pl.) in motion pictures, the first prints made after filming.
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| related words: |
avalanche, bolt, dart, explosion, flit, flow, flush, lunge, onslaught, outburst, thrill, thrust, trip, whirl |
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| derivation: |
rusher (n.) |
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