Definition of rush

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  • rush is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • rush is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
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Definition of rush

  • a sudden forceful flow (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. spate
    2. surge
    3. upsurge
  • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. haste
    2. hurry
    3. rushing
  • physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. benjamin rush
  • urge to an unnatural speed (verb)

    Examples

    1. Don't rush me, please!

    Synonyms

    1. hurry
  • cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. race
  • move hurridly (verb)

    Examples

    1. He rushed down the hall to receive his guests

    Synonyms

    1. belt along
    2. bucket along
    3. cannonball along
    4. hasten
    5. hie
    6. hotfoot
    7. pelt along
    8. race
    9. rush along
    10. speed
    11. step on it
  • not accepting reservations (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. first-come-first-serve
  • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line (noun)

    Examples

    1. the linebackers were ready to stop a rush

    Synonyms

    1. rushing
  • done under pressure (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a rush job

    Synonyms

    1. rushed
  • cause to occur rapidly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. hasten
    2. induce
    3. stimulate
  • act or move at high speed (verb)

    Examples

    1. We have to rush!

    Synonyms

    1. festinate
    2. hasten
    3. hurry
    4. look sharp
  • the swift release of a store of affective force (noun)

    Examples

    1. he got a quick rush from injecting heroin

    Synonyms

    1. bang
    2. boot
    3. charge
    4. flush
    5. kick
    6. thrill
  • a sudden burst of activity (noun)

    Examples

    1. come back after the rush
  • attack suddenly (verb)
  • grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems (noun)
  • run with the ball, in football (verb)

See definition of rush in Merriam Webster