rush meaning and definition

RUSH noun

Definition of rush (noun)

1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
   • "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
   • synonyms: haste, hurry, rushing
2. a sudden forceful flow
   • synonyms: spate, surge, upsurge
3. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
4. physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
   • synonyms: Benjamin Rush
5. the swift release of a store of affective force
   • "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
   • synonyms: bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, thrill
6. a sudden burst of activity
   • "come back after the rush"
7. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
   • "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
   • synonyms: rushing

RUSH verb

Definition of rush (verb)

1. move fast
   • "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
   • synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush along, speed, step on it
   • antonym: dawdle
2. attack suddenly
3. urge to an unnatural speed
   • "Don't rush me, please!"
   • synonyms: hurry
   • antonym: delay
4. act or move at high speed
   • "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
   • synonyms: festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp
5. run with the ball, in football
6. cause to move fast or to rush or race
   • "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
   • synonyms: race
7. cause to occur rapidly
   • "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
   • synonyms: hasten, induce, stimulate

RUSH adjective

Definition of rush (adjective)

1. not accepting reservations
   • synonyms: first-come-first-serve
2. done under pressure
   • "a rush job"
   • synonyms: rushed