Rusher

Rush  (rsh), Benjamin 1745-1813.

American physician, politician, and educator. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, he promoted the abolition of slavery and the humane treatment of the mentally handicapped.

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rush ¹  (rsh)

v. rushed, rush·ing, rush·es

v.intr.

1. To move or act swiftly; hurry.

2. To make a sudden or swift attack or charge.

3. To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise: Tons of water rushed over the falls.

4. Football To move the ball by running.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move or act with unusual haste or violence.

2. To perform with great haste: rushed completion of the project.

3. To attack swiftly and suddenly: Infantry rushed the enemy after the artillery barrage.

4. To transport or carry hastily: An ambulance rushed her to the hospital.

5. To entertain or pay great attention to: They rushed him for their fraternity.

6. Football To run at (a passer or kicker) in order to block or disrupt a play.

n.

1. A sudden forward motion.

2.

a. Surging emotion: a rush of shame.

b. An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place: a rush to the goldfields.

c. A sudden, very insistent, generalized demand: a rush for gold coins.

3. General haste or busyness: The office always operates in a rush.

4. A sudden attack; an onslaught.

5. A rapid, often noisy flow or passage. See Synonyms at flow.

6. Football

a. An attempt to move the ball by running.

b. An act of running at a passer or kicker in order to block or prevent a play.

7. Sports A rapid advance of the puck toward the opponent's goal in ice hockey.

8. rushes The first, unedited print of a movie scene.

9.

a. A time of attention, usually one in which extensive social activity occurs.

b. A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members: a sorority rush.

10.

a. The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.

b. A sudden, brief exhilaration: A familiar rush overtook him each time the store announced a half-price special on expensive stereo equipment.

adj.

Performed with or requiring great haste or urgency: a rush job; a rush order.

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[Middle English rushen, from Anglo-Norman russher, variant of Old French ruser, to drive back, from Latin recsre, to reject : re-, re- + causr, to give as a reason (from causa, cause).]

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rusher n.

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rush ²  (rsh)

n.

1.

a. Any of various stiff marsh plants of the genus Juncus, having pliant hollow or pithy stems and small flowers with scalelike perianths.

b. Any of various similar, usually aquatic plants.

2. The stem of one of these plants, used in making baskets, mats, and chair seats.

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[Middle English, from Old English rysc.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rusher - (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal ball carrier, runner - (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
	2.	rusher - someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory migrant, migrator - traveler who moves from one region or country to another
	3.	rusher - a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"