rush

Adjective

• done under pressure
  • a rush job
    

• not accepting reservations

Noun

• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
  • the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
    

• a sudden burst of activity
  • come back after the rush
    

• 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
    

• physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

• grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

• a sudden forceful flow

• the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
  • in his haste to leave he forgot his book
    

Verb

• cause to occur rapidly
  • the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
    

• cause to move fast or to rush or race
  • The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
    

• run with the ball, in football

• act or move at high speed
  • We have to rush!
    
  • hurry--it's late!
    

• urge to an unnatural speed
  • Don't rush me, please!
    

• attack suddenly

• move fast
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
    
  • The cars raced down the street
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rush(a) , rushed , first-come-first-serve(p) , rushing , bang , boot , charge , flush , thrill , kick , Rush , Benjamin Rush , spate , surge , upsurge , haste , hurry , induce , stimulate , hasten , race , look sharp , festinate
• Antonyms: 
  delay , detain , hold up