rush

Definitions of rush in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

noun - a sudden forceful flow

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

noun - physician and American Revolutionary leader

noun - the swift release of a store of affective force

noun - a sudden burst of activity

noun - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

verb - move fast

verb - attack suddenly

verb - urge to an unnatural speed

verb - act or move at high speed

verb - run with the ball, in football

verb - cause to move fast or to rush or race

verb - cause to occur rapidly

adj - not accepting reservations

adj - done under pressure

To move or act swiftly; hurry.

To make a sudden or swift attack or charge.

To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise: Tons of water rushed over the falls.

To move the ball by running.

To cause to move or act with unusual haste or violence.

To perform with great haste: rushed completion of the project.

To attack swiftly and suddenly: Infantry rushed the enemy after the artillery barrage.

To transport or carry hastily: An ambulance rushed her to the hospital.

To entertain or pay great attention to: They rushed him for their fraternity.

To charge (a quarterback or passer) in order to block or prevent a play.

A sudden forward motion.

Surging emotion: a rush of shame.

An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place: a rush to the goldfields.

A sudden, very insistent, generalized demand: a rush for gold coins.

General haste or busyness: The office always operates in a rush.

A sudden attack; an onslaught.

A rapid, often noisy flow or passage.

Football.

An attempt to move the ball by running.

An act of charging the offensive quarterback or passer in order to block or prevent a play.

Often rushes.

A time of attention, usually one in which extensive social activity occurs.

A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members: a sorority rush.

The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.

A sudden, brief exhilaration: A familiar rush overtook him each time the store an noun ced a half-price special on expensive stereo equipment.

Any of various stiff marsh plants of the genus Juncus, having pliant hollow or pithy stems and small flowers with scalelike perianths.

Any of various similar, usually aquatic plants.

The stem of one of these plants, used in making baskets, mats, and chair seats.

verb - to move swiftly