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rush
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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
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