Definition of Rush

vado, impetus

(v. t.)
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
  

(v. t.)
To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
The merest trifle; a straw.
  

(n.)
The act of running with the ball.
  

(n.)
Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.
  

(n.)
A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush.
  

(n.)
A perfect recitation.
  

(n.)
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus.
  

(n.)
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.
  

---

rush
\rush\ (rŭsh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. rushed (rŭsht); p. pr. & vb. n. rushing.] [oe. ruschen; cf. as. hryscan to make a noise, d. ruischen to rustle, g. rauschen, mhg. rūschen to rush, to rustle, lg. rusken, osw. ruska, icel. & sw. ruska to shake, dan. ruske to shake, and e. rouse.]
1. to move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. like to an entered tide, they all rush by.
2. to enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation. they never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers.
rush
\rush\ (?), n. [oe. rusche, rische, resche, as. risce, akin to lg. rusk, risch, d. & g. rusch; all probably fr. l. ruscum butcher's broom; akin to goth. raus reed, g. rohr.] 1. (bot.) a name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of juncus and scirpus.
note: some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and rushlights.
2. the merest trifle; a straw. john bull's friendship is not worth a rush.

---

  similar words(36) 

---

---

 club-rush 
 rush broom 
 rush away 
 rush line 
 rush hour 
 rush grass 
 rush family 
 rush out 
 rush off 
 soft rush 
 club rush 
 rush nut 
 scouring rush 
 bunt rush 
 rush-bearing 
 rush toad 
 mat rush 
 rush rose 
 toad rush 
 twig rush 
 wood rush 
 rush along 
 bog rush 
 with a rush 
 flowering rush 
 sweet rush 
 spike rush 
 rush candle 
 moss rush 
 rush aster 
 nut rush 
 dutch rush 
 rush-leaved daffodil 
 common rush 
 variegated scouring rush 
 wind rush 

(See what a rush)

See what a rush

Brwynen = n. a rush; a track

Hesgen = n. a sedge, a rush

Pabir = n. rushes; rush candles

Pabwyren = n. a single rush

Rhagrithro = v. to rush forward

Rhuthr = n. a gust, a rush, an assault, an attack; a good while

Rhuthro = v. to rush; to assault

Rhysedda = v. to rush onward

Rhysfa = n. a course, a rush

Rhysio = v. to rush; to straiten

Rhysu = v. to rush; to entangle

to push

strong feeling of exhilaration and pleasure felt after taking a narcotic or stimulant drug

very busy (Bourke St. is a main street in Melbourne)

peremptory dismissal or bodily removal of an unwanted person; peremptory rejection of an idea or proposal (originally US slang (1910s); intitally referring to rough type of frog-marching in which the person's “bum” was kicked, kneed, etc.)

thrilling sensation in the head

1. bogard, physically assault
2. After taking drugs, one often gets a rush

---

Noun
1. physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
(synonym) Benjamin Rush
(hypernym) doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico

---

Noun
1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
(synonym) haste, hurry, rushing
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) dash, bolt
(derivation) race
2. a sudden forceful flow
(synonym) spate, surge, upsurge
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(hyponym) debris surge, debris storm
3. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
(hypernym) marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
(hyponym) bulrush, bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus
(member-holonym) Juncaceae, family Juncaceae, rush family
4. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
(synonym) bang, boot, charge, flush, thrill, kick
(hypernym) exhilaration, excitement
5. a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
(hypernym) outburst, burst, flare-up
(derivation) hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
6. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
(synonym) rushing
(hypernym) run, running, running play, running game
(classification) American football, American football game

---

Verb
1. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
(synonym) hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(antonym) linger, dawdle
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) barge, thrust ahead, push forward
(derivation) haste, hurry, rushing
2. attack suddenly
(hypernym) assail, assault, set on, attack
(hyponym) charge, bear down
3. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
(synonym) hurry
(antonym) delay, detain, hold up
(hypernym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(cause) hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
(derivation) haste, hurry, rushing
4. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
(synonym) hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
(hypernym) act, move
5. run with the ball, in football
(hypernym) run
(derivation) rushing
6. cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
(synonym) race
(hypernym) move, displace
(derivation) haste, hurry, rushing
7. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
(synonym) induce, stimulate, hasten
(hypernym) effect, effectuate, bring about, set up

---

Adjective
1. not accepting reservations
(synonym) first-come-first-serve(p)
(similar) unreserved
2. done under pressure; "a rush job"
(synonym) rush(a), rushed
(similar) hurried

Rush Enterprises, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Operates regional network of truck centers which offer integrated trucking needs for customers including retail sales of "peterbilt" trucks and parts, service and body shop facilities, financial services, insurance products and truck leasing and rentals.

State: KENTUCKY
City: RUSH

State: COLORADO
City: RUSH

See more at Wikipedia.org...

A running play; also, a pass rush.

1) (v) Bogard, physically assault. 2) (v) After taking drugs , one often gets a rush

1) (v) Bogard, physically assault.
2) (v) After taking drugs , one often gets a rush

the papyrus (Job 8:11). (See BULRUSH.) The expression "branch and rush" in Isa. 9:14; 19:15 means "utterly."