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RUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Example:
in his haste to leave he forgot his book
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rush"):
bolt; dash (the act of moving with great haste)
scamper; scramble; scurry (rushing about hastily in an undignified way)
Derivation:
rush (urge to an unnatural speed)
rush (act or move at high speed)
rush (move hurridly)
rush (cause to move fast or to rush or race)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
Example:
the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
Synonyms:
rush; rushing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind 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)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Derivation:
rush (run with the ball, in football)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sudden burst of activity
Example:
come back after the rush
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
burst; flare-up; outburst (a sudden intense happening)
Derivation:
rush (act or move at high speed)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A sudden forceful flow
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rush"):
debris storm; debris surge (the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building)
onrush (a forceful forward rush or flow)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The swift release of a store of affective force
Example:
he does it for kicks
Synonyms:
bang; boot; charge; flush; kick; rush; thrill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
excitement; exhilaration (the feeling of lively and cheerful joy)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Synonyms:
Benjamin Rush; Rush
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rush"):
bullrush; bulrush; common rush; Juncus effusus; soft rush (tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America)
jointed rush; Juncus articulatus (rush of Australia)
Juncus bufonius; toad rush (low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan)
hard rush; Juncus inflexus (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)
Holonyms ("rush" is a member of...):
family Juncaceae; Juncaceae; rush family (tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes)
Derivation:
rushy (abounding in rushes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Done under pressure
Example:
a rush job
Synonyms:
rush; rushed
Classified under:
Similar:
hurried (moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not accepting reservations
Synonyms:
first-come-first-serve; rush
Classified under:
Similar:
unreserved (not reserved)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they rush ... he / she / it rushes
Past simple: rushed
Past participle: rushed
-ing form: rushing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Urge to an unnatural speed
Example:
Don't rush me, please!
Synonyms:
hurry; rush
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
exhort; press; urge; urge on (force or impel in an indicated direction)
Cause:
festinate; hasten; hurry; look sharp; rush (act or move at high speed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
delay (cause to be slowed down or delayed)
Derivation:
rush (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Act or move at high speed
Example:
hurry--it's late!
Synonyms:
festinate; hasten; hurry; look sharp; rush
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
rushing (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner)
rusher (a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously)
rush (a sudden burst of activity)
rush (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Attack suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rush"):
bear down; charge (to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Cause to occur rapidly
Example:
the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Synonyms:
hasten; induce; rush; stimulate
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
effect; effectuate; set up (produce)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 5
Meaning:
Move hurridly
Example:
The cars raced down the street
Synonyms:
belt along; bucket along; cannonball along; hasten; hie; hotfoot; pelt along; race; rush; rush along; speed; step on it
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rush"):
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)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They rush up the hill
Antonym:
linger (take one's time; proceed slowly)
Derivation:
rush; rushing (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Cause to move fast or to rush or race
Example:
The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
Synonyms:
race; rush
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They rush the car down the avenue
Derivation:
rush (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Run with the ball, in football
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
rush ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line)
rusher ((football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball)
rushing ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line)
Context examples:
"All right." Womble rushed across the floor to the gold-sack.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Latimer pulled, and the next couple of steps were made with a rush.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I rushed upstairs to make sure that she was not in the house.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I left the bird, rushed back to my sister’s, and hurried into the back yard.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He saw me at once, and rushed up to me, saying:—Ah, friend John, how goes all?
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
There was a sudden rush and a scuffle, followed by the clash of iron and a cry of pain.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
See how they rush and scream and wave!
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The time may come—The colour rushed into her cheeks as she spoke.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I seemed to penetrate very near a Mighty Spirit; and my soul rushed out in gratitude at His feet.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
It was no time for thought; she hurried on, slipped with the least possible noise through the folding doors, and without stopping to look or breathe, rushed forward to the one in question.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
