rush

/rəʃ/

/rəʃ/

Other forms: rushed; rushing; rushes; rushingly

To rush is to hurry or move very quickly, like when you rush to get to class on time or rush to catch the subway instead of waiting for the next one.

Rush implies urgency — you need to get somewhere, or do something, fast. You can also rush someone else: "Don't rush me, I like to stay after the movie and watch the credits!" It's a noun, too: "She's obviously in a rush to get somewhere." A "rush job" has an immediate deadline, and "rush hour" is the busiest time of day for drivers in a rush to get to work, or to go home afterward.

Definitions of rush

1. verb

   act or move at high speed
   “We have to rush!”

   synonyms: festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp

   type of:

   act, move

   perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
2. verb

   move fast
   “He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”

   synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush along, speed, step on it

   antonyms:

   linger

   take one's time; proceed slowly

   types:

   barge, push forward, thrust ahead

   push one's way

   buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear

   move quickly and violently

   dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot

   run or move very quickly or hastily

   plunge

   dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

   rip

   move precipitously or violently

   type of:

   go, locomote, move, travel

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
3. verb

   cause to move fast or to rush or race
   synonyms: race

   type of:

   displace, move

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
4. verb

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

   synonyms: hurry

   antonyms:

   delay

   cause to be slowed down or delayed

   type of:

   exhort, press, urge, urge on

   force or impel in an indicated direction
5. verb

   cause to occur rapidly
   synonyms: hasten, induce, stimulate

   type of:

   effect, effectuate, set up

   produce
6. noun

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
   synonyms: haste, hurry, rushing

   types:

   bolt, dash

   the act of moving with great haste

   scamper, scramble, scurry

   the act of rushing about hastily in an undignified way

   type of:

   motion, move, movement

   the act of changing location from one place to another
7. adjective

   done under pressure
   “a rush job”

   synonyms: rushed

   hurried

   moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
8. verb

   attack suddenly
   types:

   bear down, charge

   to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

   type of:

   assail, assault, attack, set on

   attack someone physically or emotionally
9. noun

   a sudden forceful flow
   synonyms: spate, surge, upsurge

   types:

   debris storm, debris surge

   the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building

   onrush

   a forceful forward rush or flow

   type of:

   flow, flowing

   the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
10. noun

    the swift release of a store of affective force
    synonyms: bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, thrill

    type of:

    excitement, exhilaration

    the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
11. noun

    a sudden burst of activity
    “come back after the rush”

    type of:

    burst, flare-up, outburst

    a sudden intense happening
12. verb

    run with the ball, in football
    type of:

    run

    move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
13. noun

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

    synonyms: rushing

    type of:

    run, running, running game, running play

    (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
14. noun

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

    Juncus effusus, bullrush, bulrush, common rush, soft rush

    tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America

    Juncus articulatus, jointed rush

    rush of Australia

    Juncus bufonius, toad rush

    low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan

    Juncus inflexus, hard rush

    tall rush of temperate regions

    Juncus leseurii, salt rush

    rush of the Pacific coast of North America

    Juncus tenuis, slender rush

    tufted wiry rush of wide distribution

    type of:

    bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

    a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
15. adjective

    not accepting reservations
    synonyms: first-come-first-serve

    unreserved

    not reserved