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| 1. | [ verb ] step on it | |
| Synonyms: | race speed hasten bucket_along belt_along cannonball_along pelt_along rush_along hie hotfoot | |
| Examples: | "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests" "The cars raced down the street" |
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| Related terms: | linger travel dart tear barge accelerate speed haste | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | |
| Synonyms: | haste rushing hurry | |
| Examples: | "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
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| Related terms: | motion scamper dash | |
| 3. | [ verb ] attack suddenly | |
| Related terms: | assail charge | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a sudden forceful flow | |
| Synonyms: | surge upsurge spate | |
| Related terms: | flow onrush debris_storm billow | |
| 5. | [ verb ] urge to an unnatural speed | |
| Synonyms: | hurry | |
| Examples: | "Don't rush me, please!" |
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| Related terms: | delay urge | |
| 6. | [ verb ] act or move at high speed | |
| Synonyms: | hurry hasten festinate look_sharp | |
| Examples: | "We have to rush!" "hurry--it's late!" |
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| Related terms: | act haste festination rusher | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 706 | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (medicine,work,politics) physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) | |
| Synonyms: | benjamin_rush | |
| Related terms: | doctor american_revolutionary_leader | |
| 9. | [ verb ] cause to occur rapidly | |
| Synonyms: | induce stimulate hasten | |
| Examples: | "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" |
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| Related terms: | effect induction | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the swift release of a store of affective force | |
| Synonyms: | thrill kick charge flush boot bang | |
| Examples: | "they got a great bang out of it" "what a boot!" "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin" "he does it for kicks" |
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| Related terms: | exhilaration exhilarate agitate | |
| 11. | [ verb ] cause to move fast or to rush or race | |
| Synonyms: | race | |
| Examples: | "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
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| Related terms: | move haste | |
| 12. | [ verb ] (american football) run with the ball, in football | |
| Related terms: | run | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (botany) grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems | |
| Related terms: | marsh_plant bulrush toad_rush hard_rush salt_rush slender_rush jointed_rush Juncaceae | |
| 14. | [ adjective ] not accepting reservations | |
| Synonyms: | first-come-first-serve | |
| Related terms: | unreserved | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] done under pressure | |
| Synonyms: | rushed | |
| Examples: | "a rush job" |
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| Related terms: | hurried | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a sudden burst of activity | |
| Examples: | "come back after the rush" "he joined the gold rush" |
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| Related terms: | outburst | |
| 17. | [ noun ] (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line | |
| Synonyms: | rushing | |
| Examples: | "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" |
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| Related terms: | run American_football | |
| Similar spelling: |
rushy rus Ruesch Russ Ruch Ruis Rugh Russo Russi Rucks Rusch Russow Russia Russey Russaw Ruacho rug Rux ruga Rugg Ruiz ruse Ruck rusk Ruge Roush |
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