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rush1

 
 
pronunciation:
ruhsh
parts of speech:
verb, noun
features:
Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: verb
inflections: rushes, rushing, rushed
definition 1: to act or go quickly; hurry.
We rushed to catch the bus.
synonyms:
hurry, hustle
similar words:
bustle, course, dash, fly, hasten, race, scurry, speed, tear
definition 2: to cause to hurry or act too quickly.
Don't rush me; I'm coming.
synonyms:
hurry
similar words:
press, pressure, push, spur
definition 3: to carry or send quickly.
Rush him to the doctor.
synonyms:
hurry, hustle
similar words:
dispatch, hasten, race, speed
Word Combinations  About this feature
(v.)rush + adverb downstairs, forward, frantically, headlong, inside, outside, over, past, pell-mell, upstairs
(v.)rush + nounHelp aid, bathroom, breach, corridor, door, emergency, exit, gate, hallway, hospital, judgment, quarterback, rescue, stair, touchdown, vacuum, vein, yard
 
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a quick and sudden forward movement.
There was a rush of water over the falls.
synonyms:
stampede
similar words:
scramble, surge, wave
definition 2: a state of hurry.
I'm in a rush, so don't bother me.
synonyms:
hurry
similar words:
burst, haste, scramble
definition 3: a quick movement by many people to a place.
There was a rush to the doors when the movie ended.
similar words:
wave
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)rush frantic, giddy, headlong, mad, sudden
verb + (n.)rush avoid, experience, feel, scour, slow, trigger
(n.)rush + verb embrace, sweep
noun + (n.)rush Help bum, evening, freeway, gold, holiday, lane, lunch, morning, pass, shopping, subway, sugar
derivation: rusher (n.)