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Definition of Rush

1. Adjective. Not accepting reservations.

2. Verb. Move fast. "They rush up the hill"; "The cars raced down the street"

3. Noun. The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner. "In his haste to leave he forgot his book"

4. Adjective. Done under pressure. "A rush job"

5. Verb. Attack suddenly.

6. Noun. A sudden forceful flow.

7. Verb. Urge to an unnatural speed. "Don't rush me, please!"

8. Noun. Grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems.

9. Verb. Act or move at high speed. "Hurry--it's late!"

10. Noun. Physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813).

11. Verb. Run with the ball, in football.

12. Noun. The swift release of a store of affective force. "He does it for kicks"

13. Verb. Cause to move fast or to rush or race. "They rush the car down the avenue"; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

14. Noun. A sudden burst of activity. "Come back after the rush"

15. Verb. Cause to occur rapidly. "The infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

16. Noun. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line. "The linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

Definition of Rush

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

2. v. i. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.

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

4. 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.

Definition of Rush

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English occupational from=Middle English dot=) for someone who made things from rushes. ¹

2. Noun. Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus ''Juncus'' having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers. ¹

3. Noun. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. ¹

4. Noun. A sudden forward motion. ¹

5. Noun. A surge. ¹

6. Noun. General haste. ¹

7. Noun. A rapid, noisy flow. ¹

8. Noun. (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught. ¹

9. Noun. (context: contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play. ¹

10. Noun. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant. ¹

11. Noun. (US figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities. ¹

12. Noun. (context: croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste. ¹

14. Verb. (intransitive) To flow rapidly or noisily. ¹

15. Verb. (intransitive football) To dribble rapidly. ¹

16. Verb. (transitive or intransitive contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play. ¹

17. Verb. (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste. ¹

18. Verb. (intransitive military) To make a swift or sudden attack. ¹

19. Verb. (military) To swiftly attach to without warning. ¹

20. Verb. (transitive) To transport or carry quickly. ¹

21. Verb. (transitive or intransitive croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.. ¹

22. Adjective. Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure. ¹

23. Proper noun. (computing) A dialect of the language PL/1. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rush

1. to move swiftly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Rush

1. 1. 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. "A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke." (Sir H. Wotton) 2. Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business. 3. A perfect recitation. 4. A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush. The act of running with the ball. Bunt rush, the line composed of rushers. 1. A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus. 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." (Arbuthnot) Bog rush. See Bog. Club rush, any rush of the genus Scirpus. Flowering rush. See Flowering. Nut rush Any plant of the genus Scleria, rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits. A name for several species of Cyperus having tuberous roots. Rush broom, an Australian leguminous plant (Viminaria denudata), having long, slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See Candle. Rush grass, any grass of the genus Vilfa, grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets. Rush toad, the natterjack. Scouring rush Same as Dutch rush, under Dutch. Spike rush, any rushlike plant of the genus Eleocharis, in which the flowers grow in dense spikes. Sweet rush, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. (Andropogon schoenanthus), used in Oriental medical practice. Wood rush, any plant of the genus Luzula, which differs in some technical characters from Juncus. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rush

rurus rus in urbe rusa rusa deer rusakovite rusalka rusalkas rusalki rusalky rusas

rusbank rusbanks ruscuses ruse ruses rush (current term) rush'd rush(a) rush-hour rush along

rush aster rush away rush candle rush family rush hour rush nut rush off rush out

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