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| rush [ rush ] |
verb (past and past participle rushed, present participle rush·ing, 3rd person present singular rush·es) |
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1. intransitive verb move fast: to move, act, or proceed quickly
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2. transitive verb hurry somebody or something along: to make somebody or something move, act, or proceed quickly
  Don't rush me.
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3. transitive verb take somebody or something urgently: to take or send somebody or something to a place quickly and urgently
We rushed him to the airport to catch his flight.
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4. transitive verb do something hastily: to do something in a hurry and without careful thought
rushed the job
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5. intransitive verb go recklessly: to proceed in a quick and reckless way
We mustn't rush into things.
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6. intransitive verb flow fast: to flow quickly and in quantity
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7. transitive verb capture enemy quickly: to seize a position or overcome an enemy by a sudden quick attack
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8. transitive verb encourage somebody to join something: to encourage somebody to become a member of something, especially a fraternity or sorority, with parties and entertainment
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9. transitive verb seek to join association: to seek to become a member of something, especially a fraternity or sorority, by, e.g. attending its parties
I'm rushing Sigma Chi, what about you?
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10. transitive and intransitive verb football carry football: in football, to carry ball forward in a running play
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11. transitive verb football charge passer or kicker: in football, to move aggressively toward the opposing passer or kicker to try to prevent the the ball from being passed or kicked
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noun (plural rush·es) |
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1. great hurry: a hurry, or a need for hurry
Slow down; you're always in a rush!
There's no great rush for it.
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2. sudden fast movement by crowd: a sudden and quick movement of a person or group of people toward a place or objective
There was a rush to the door.
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3. busy time: a very busy period, e.g. a time when large numbers of people try to do something at the same time
a rush during the store's sale
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4. sudden attack: a sudden quick forward movement in an attack
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5. sudden flow: a sudden quick flow or movement of something
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6. sudden feeling: a sudden powerful onset of an emotion
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7. sudden pleasurable sensation: a sudden feeling of elation and pleasure
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informal
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8. football football play without pass: in football, a play in which the ball is carried rather than passed
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9. football defensive play: in football, a defense in which linemen move aggressively toward the opposing passer or kicker to try to block the ball or tackle the player before the ball is passed or kicked
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10. Greek-letter recruitment drive: a concentrated effort by a fraternity or sorority to recruit new members
a rush party
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plural noun rushes |
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movies unedited prints of movie scenes: the first unedited prints of a scene or scenes shot for a movie
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adjective |
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1. done quickly: done or needing to be done quickly
a rush job
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2. very busy: very busy, especially with many people traveling at the same time
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| [14th century. < Old French re(h)usser "repel"] |
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| rushed adjective |
| rush·er noun |
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