rush

Meanings

• the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
• a sudden forceful flow
• grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
• physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
• the swift release of a store of affective force
  • "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"
• a sudden burst of activity
  • "come back after the rush"
• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
  • "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
• move fast
  • "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
• attack suddenly
• urge to an unnatural speed
  • "Don't rush me, please!"
• act or move at high speed
  • "We have to rush!"
• run with the ball, in football
• cause to move fast or to rush or race
• cause to occur rapidly
• not accepting reservations
• done under pressure
  • "a rush job"

Synonyms

bang, belt along, Benjamin Rush, boot, bucket along, cannonball along, charge, festinate, first-come-first-serve, flush, haste, hasten, hie, hotfoot, hurry, induce, kick, look sharp, pelt along, race, rush along, rushed, rushing, spate, speed, step on it, stimulate, surge, thrill, upsurge