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rush1 vb 1. to hurry or cause to hurry; hasten 2. to make a sudden attack upon (a fortress, position, person, etc.) 3. (when intr, often foll by at, in or into) to proceed or approach in a reckless manner rush one's fences to proceed with precipitate haste 5. (intr) to come, flow, swell, etc., quickly or suddenly tears rushed to her eyes 6. Slang to cheat, esp by grossly overcharging 7. (tr) US and Canadian to make a concerted effort to secure the agreement, participation, etc., of (a person) 8. (Team Sports / American Football) (intr) American football to gain ground by running forwards with the ball n 1. the act or condition of rushing 2. a sudden surge towards someone or something a gold rush 3. a sudden surge of sensation, esp produced by a drug 4. a sudden demand adj (prenominal) 1. requiring speed or urgency a rush job 2. characterized by much movement, business, etc a rush period [C14 ruschen, from Old French ruser to put to flight, from Latin recūsāre to refuse, reject] rusher n rush2 n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any annual or perennial plant of the genus Juncus, growing in wet places and typically having grasslike cylindrical leaves and small green or brown flowers: family Juncaceae Many species are used to make baskets 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar or related plants, such as the woodrush, scouring rush, and spike-rush 3. something valueless; a trifle; straw not worth a rush 4. short for rush light [Old English risce, rysce; related to Middle Dutch risch, Norwegian rusk, Old Slavonic rozga twig, rod] rushlike adj Rush a group formed by a moving forward with great speed; a stampede of horses or cattle. Examples: rush of birds, 1901; of blood, 1848; of business, 1849; of dunbirds, 1875; of horses, 1881; of men, 1813; of shyness, 1883; of tears, 1873; of terror, 1865; of tide, 1789; of troops; of water; of wind.
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rush verb 1. hurry, run, race, shoot, fly, career, speed, tear, dash, sprint, scramble, bolt, dart, hasten, scurry, stampede, lose no time, make short work of, burn rubber (informal), make haste, hotfoot Someone inside the building rushed out. hurry wait, delay, slow down, dally, dawdle, procrastinate, tarry noun 1. dash, charge, race, scramble, stampede, expedition, speed, dispatch The explosion caused panic and a mad rush for the doors. 2. hurry, urgency, bustle, haste, hustle, helter-skelter, hastiness the rush not to be late for school 4. bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, flurry of activity the Christmas rush Translations rush1 [rʌʃ] A. N (Bot) → junco m B. CPD rush basket N → cesto m de mimbre rush light N → vela f de junco rush mat N → estera f rush matting N → estera f, esterilla f rush2 [rʌʃ] A. N 1. (= act of rushing) there was a rush for the door → se precipitaron todos hacia la puerta the gold rush → la fiebre del oro two were injured in the rush → hubo dos heridos en el tumulto the annual rush to the beaches → la desbandada de todos los años hacia las playas 2. (= hurry) → prisa f, apuro m (LAm) what's all the rush about? → ¿por qué tanta prisa? we had a rush to get it ready → tuvimos que darnos prisa or (LAm) apurarnos para tenerlo listo is there any rush for this? → ¿corre prisa esto? it got lost in the rush → con el ajetreo se perdió I'm in a rush → tengo prisa or (LAm) apuro I did it in a rush → lo hice deprisa, lo hice muy apurada(LAm) it all happened in a rush → todo pasó deprisa y corriendo he's in no rush → no tiene prisa alguna or (LAm) apuro ninguno 3. (= current, torrent) a rush of warm air → una ráfaga de aire caliente a rush of water → un torrente de agua a rush of words → un torrente de palabras the words came out in a rush → las palabras salieron a borbotones 4. (Comm) → demanda f we've had a rush of orders → ha habido una enorme demanda de pedidos the Christmas rush → la actividad frenética de las Navidades a rush for tickets → una enorme demanda de entradas there has been a rush on suntan lotion → ha habido una enorme demanda de crema bronceadora 5. (US) (Ftbl) → carga f 6. rushes (Cine) → primeras pruebas fpl B. VT 1. [+ person] → meter prisa a, apurar(LAm) don't rush me! → ¡no me metas prisa!, ¡no me apures!(LAm) I hate being rushed → no aguanto que me metan prisa, no aguanto que me apuren(LAm) to rush sb into (doing) sth she knew he was trying to rush her into a decision → sabía que trataba de meterle prisa or (LAm) apurarla para que se decidiera don't be rushed into signing anything → no dejes que te hagan firmar deprisa y corriendo, no dejes que te metan prisa or (LAm) que te apuren para firmar we were rushed off our feet → estábamos hasta arriba de trabajo 2. [+ work, job] → hacer con mucha prisa or a la carrera I rushed my lunch → comí el almuerzo a toda prisa or a todo correr or a la carrera I'm not going to rush things → no voy a precipitarme 3. (= carry, take) reinforcements were rushed to the scene → mandaron rápidamente refuerzos al lugar del incidente he was rushed (off) to hospital → lo llevaron al hospital con la mayor urgencia please rush me my free copy → por favor, mándenme la copia gratuita tan pronto como puedan 4. (= attack) [+ building, enemy positions] → asaltar, atacar; [+ opponent, barrier, stage] → abalanzarse sobre C. VI 1. (= run) to rush by = to rush past to rush downstairs → bajar la escalera corriendo or a toda prisa to rush past → pasar a toda velocidad everyone rushed to the windows → todos corrieron or se precipitaron hacia las ventanas neighbours rushed to his aid → los vecinos corrieron en su ayuda I rushed to her side → corrí a su lado to rush upstairs → subir la escalera corriendo or a toda prisa 2. (= hurry) I must rush → me voy corriendo don't rush! → ¡con calma! I was rushing to finish it → me daba prisa or (LAm) me estaba apurando por terminarlo people are rushing to buy the book → la gente corre a comprar el libro the blood rushed to her cheeks or face → enrojeció violentamente to rush to conclusions → sacar conclusiones precipitadas the train went rushing into the tunnel → el tren entró en el túnel a toda velocidad he will not rush into any decisions → no tomará ninguna decisión precipitada the sound of rushing water → el sonido de agua corriendo con fuerza see also headlong D. CPD rush hour N → hora f punta, hora f pico(LAm) rush hour traffic → tráfico m de hora punta or (LAm) de hora pico rush job N (= urgent) → trabajo m urgente; (= too hurried) → trabajo m hecho deprisa y corriendo rush order N → pedido m urgente rush about rush around VI + ADV → correr de un lado a otro, correr de acá para allá rush at VI + PREP 1. (= run towards) [+ door, exit] → precipitarse hacia; [+ person] → abalanzarse sobre rush away VI + ADV → irse corriendo, largarse a toda prisa don't go rushing away! → ¡no te vayas tan deprisa! rush in VI + ADV (lit) → entrar corriendo, entrar a toda prisa (fig) → precipitarse before you rush in, get some advice → no te precipites, pide consejo see also fool rush off VI + ADV → irse corriendo, largarse a toda prisa don't rush off! → ¡no te vayas tan deprisa! don't rush off and buy the first one you see → no vayas corriendo y compres el primero que veas rush out A. VT + ADV [+ book] → publicar a toda prisa; [+ statement] → hacer público a toda prisa rush through A. VI + PREP [+ meal] → comer a toda prisa or a todo correr; [+ work, job] → hacer a toda prisa or a todo correr or a la carrera; [+ place] → pasar a toda velocidad we rushed through dinner → cenamos a toda prisa or a todo correr or a la carrera the orchestra rushed through the Mozart → la orquesta impuso un ritmo demasiado rápido a la pieza de Mozart B. VT + ADV [+ legislation] → aprobar a toda prisa (Comm) [+ order, supplies] → despachar rápidamente rush up VI + ADV = rush over rush [ˈrʌʃ] n (= hurry) → course f It was a bit of a rush to get here on time → Cela a été un peu la course pour arriver ici à temps. what's the rush? → où est l'urgence? to be in a rush → être très pressé(e) I'm in a rush → je suis très pressé. to be in a rush to do sth → être très pressé(e) de faire qch to do sth in a rush → faire qch à la hâte The men left in a rush → Les hommes sont partis à la hâte. is there any rush for this? → est-ce urgent? (= fast movement forward) [crowd] → ruée f There was a rush for the exit → Il y eut une ruée vers la sortie. (= surge) [water] → jaillissement m; [adrenalin] → poussée f; [air] → bouffée f; [nausea, dizziness] → accès m; [emotion, excitement, fear, anger] → accès m a sudden rush of air → une soudaine bouffée d'air a rush of blood to the head He had a rush of blood to the head → Le sang lui est monté à la tête. (= sudden demand) → ruée f a rush on sth → une ruée sur qch a rush for sth → une ruée vers qch a rush of orders We've had a rush of orders → Nous avons reçu une avalanche de commandes. gold rush → ruée vers l'or (BOTANY) → jonc m (for chair) → paille f vt (= send quickly) → envoyer d'urgence (= take quickly) → transporter d'urgence He was rushed to hospital → On l'a transporté d'urgence à l'hôpital. (= force to hurry) [+ person] → bousculer Don't rush me! → Ne me bousculez pas! to rush sb into doing sth → bousculer qn pour qu'il fasse qch (= attack) [+ town] → prendre d'assaut; [+ person] → se ruer sur vi (= hurry) → se précipiter Everyone rushed outside → Tout le monde s'est précipité dehors. There's no need to rush BUT Ce n'est pas la peine de se dépêcher. to rush to do sth → se dépêcher de faire qch rush off vi (= leave quickly) → partir précipitamment vt sep (= send quickly) [+ supplies, letter] → envoyer d'urgence rush through rush: rush hour(s) rush job rush mat, rush matting n → Binsenmatte f rush order n (Comm) → Eilauftrag m rush1 n (= rapid movement, of crowd) → Andrang m, → Gedränge nt; (of air) → Stoß m; he was caught in the rush for the door → die zur Tür drängende Menge riss ihn mit; they made a rush for the door → sie drängten zur Tür; there was a rush for the empty seats → alles stürzte sich auf die leeren Sitze; there’s been a rush on these goods → diese Waren sind rasend weggegangen; we have a rush on in the office just now → bei uns im Büro herrscht zurzeit Hochbetrieb; the Christmas rush → der Weihnachtsbetrieb; we’ve had a rush of orders → wir hatten eine Flut von Aufträgen; there was a rush of water → Wasser strömte or schoss herein/heraus etc; water streamed out in a rush → das Wasser schoss in einem Schwall heraus; a rush of blood to the head → Blutandrang m → im Kopf; a rush of panic → eine plötzliche Panik; a rush of emotion → eine Gefühlsaufwallung ? gold rush (= hurry) → Eile f; (stronger) → Hetze f, → Hast f; the rush of modern life → die Hetze des modernen Lebens; to be in a rush → in Eile sein; I had a rush to get here on time → ich musste ganz schön hetzen, um rechtzeitig hier zu sein; I did it in a rush → ich habe es sehr schnell or hastig gemacht; what’s (all) the rush? → wozu die Eile/Hetzerei?; is there any rush for this? → eilt das?; it all happened in such a rush → das ging alles so plötzlich rushes pl (Film) → erste Kopie vi (= hurry) → eilen; (stronger) → hetzen, hasten; (= run) → stürzen; (wind) → brausen; (water) → schießen, stürzen; (= make rushing noise) → rauschen; they rushed to help her → sie eilten ihr zu Hilfe; I rushed to her side → ich eilte an ihre Seite; I’m rushing to finish it → ich beeile mich, es fertig zu machen; don’t rush, take your time → überstürzen Sie nichts, lassen Sie sich Zeit; you shouldn’t just go rushing into things → Sie sollten die Dinge nicht so überstürzen; to rush into marriage → überstürzt heiraten; to rush through (book) → hastig lesen; meal → hastig essen; museum, town → hetzen durch; work → hastig erledigen; to rush past (person) → vorbeistürzen; (vehicle) → vorbeischießen; to rush in/out/back etc → hinein-/hinaus-/zurückstürzen or -stürmen etc; the ambulance rushed to the scene → der Krankenwagen raste zur Unfallstelle; to rush to somebody’s defence (Brit) or defense (US) (lit, fig) → jdm zur Seite eilen; to rush into print → vorzeitig veröffentlichen; the blood rushed to his face → das Blut schoss ihm ins Gesicht; memories rushed into his mind → Erinnerungen schossen ihm durch den Kopf vt to rush somebody to hospital → jdn schnellstens ins Krankenhaus bringen; they rushed more troops to the front → sie schickten eilends mehr Truppen an die Front; they rushed him out (of the room) → sie brachten ihn eilends aus dem Zimmer; they rushed the bill through Parliament → sie peitschten die Gesetzesvorlage durch das Parlament; to rush a book into print → ein Buch eilends in Druck geben (= force to hurry) → hetzen, drängen; don’t rush me! → hetz mich nicht; he won’t be rushed → er lässt sich nicht drängen or treiben; to be rushed off one’s feet → dauernd auf Trab sein (inf); to rush somebody off his feet → jdn dauernd auf Trab halten (inf); to rush somebody into a decision → jdn zu einer hastigen Entscheidung treiben; to rush somebody into doing something → jdn dazu treiben, etw überstürzt zu tun (= charge at) → stürmen; fence → zustürmen auf (+acc); the mob rushed the line of policemen → der Mob stürmte auf den Polizeikordon zu; to rush one’s fences (fig) → die Sache überstürzen (= do hurriedly) job, task → hastig machen, schnell machen; (= do badly) → schludern bei (pej); you can’t rush this sort of work → für solche Arbeit muss man sich (dat) → Zeit lassen (inf, = charge exorbitantly) → schröpfen (inf); what were you rushed for it? → wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft? (inf) rush2 rush1 [rʌʃ] n (Bot) → giunco rush1 [rʌʃ] n (Bot) → giunco rush2 [rʌʃ] 1. n a. (of people) → affollamento, ressa the Christmas rush → la ressa di Natale gold rush → corsa all'oro there was a rush to or for the door → tutti si precipitarono verso la porta we've had a rush of orders → abbiamo avuto una valanga di ordinazioni b. (hurry) → fretta, premura I'm in a rush (to do) → ho fretta or premura (di fare) it was all done in a rush → è stato fatto tutto in gran fretta it got lost in the rush → nella fretta è andato perso what's all the rush about? → cos'è tutta questa fretta? is there any rush for this? → è urgente? we had a rush to get it ready in time → abbiamo dovuto affrettarci per prepararlo in tempo 2. vt a. (person) → far fretta or premura a; (work, order) → fare in fretta to rush sth off → spedire con urgenza qc I hate being rushed → non mi piace che mi si faccia premura we were rushed off our feet → abbiamo dovuto correre come i matti he was rushed (off) to hospital → lo hanno portato d'urgenza all'ospedale b. (attack, YYY, town) → prendere d'assalto; (person) → precipitarsi contro the crowd rushed the barriers → la folla ha dato l'assalto ai cancelli 3. vi (person, run) → precipitarsi; (be in a hurry) → essere di corsa; (car) → andare veloce don't rush at it, take it slowly → non farlo in fretta, prenditela con comodo to rush up/down → precipitarsi su/giù I rushed to her side → sono corso subito da lei I was rushing to finish it → mi affrettavo a finirlo rush out 1. vt + adv (product) → immettere velocemente sul mercato; (book) → pubblicare in tutta fretta 2. vi + adv → precipitarsi fuori rush over vi + adv to rush over (to sb/to do sth) → precipitarsi (da qn/a fare qc) rush up vi + adv = rush over rush through 1. vt + prep (meal) → mangiare in fretta; (book) → dare una scorsa frettolosa a; (work) → sbrigare frettolosamente; (town) → attraversare in fretta rush2 [rʌʃ] 1. n a. (of people) → affollamento, ressa the Christmas rush → la ressa di Natale gold rush → corsa all'oro there was a rush to or for the door → tutti si precipitarono verso la porta we've had a rush of orders → abbiamo avuto una valanga di ordinazioni b. (hurry) → fretta, premura I'm in a rush (to do) → ho fretta or premura (di fare) it was all done in a rush → è stato fatto tutto in gran fretta it got lost in the rush → nella fretta è andato perso what's all the rush about? → cos'è tutta questa fretta? is there any rush for this? → è urgente? we had a rush to get it ready in time → abbiamo dovuto affrettarci per prepararlo in tempo 2. vt a. (person) → far fretta or premura a; (work, order) → fare in fretta to rush sth off → spedire con urgenza qc I hate being rushed → non mi piace che mi si faccia premura we were rushed off our feet → abbiamo dovuto correre come i matti he was rushed (off) to hospital → lo hanno portato d'urgenza all'ospedale b. (attack, YYY, town) → prendere d'assalto; (person) → precipitarsi contro the crowd rushed the barriers → la folla ha dato l'assalto ai cancelli 3. vi (person, run) → precipitarsi; (be in a hurry) → essere di corsa; (car) → andare veloce don't rush at it, take it slowly → non farlo in fretta, prenditela con comodo to rush up/down → precipitarsi su/giù I rushed to her side → sono corso subito da lei I was rushing to finish it → mi affrettavo a finirlo rush out 1. vt + adv (product) → immettere velocemente sul mercato; (book) → pubblicare in tutta fretta 2. vi + adv → precipitarsi fuori rush over vi + adv to rush over (to sb/to do sth) → precipitarsi (da qn/a fare qc) rush up vi + adv = rush over rush through 1. vt + prep (meal) → mangiare in fretta; (book) → dare una scorsa frettolosa a; (work) → sbrigare frettolosamente; (town) → attraversare in fretta v rush [raʃ] to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor. jaag يَنْدَفِع втурвам се spěchat, rychle odvézt gøre noget hurtigt stürzen,treiben ορμώ, τρέχω, κάνω κτ. βιαστικά precipitarse, lanzarse, correr, ir rápidamente kiirustama شتابیدن؛ با عجله آمدن؛ رفتن kiirehtiä se précipiter; emmener d'urgence לְמַהֵר शीघ्रता करना, जल्दी करना požurivati beront; sürget; kerget menghambur þjóta, hraða (sér/e-m) precipitarsi; portare d'urgenza 急ぐ 빠르게 달리다 pulti, skubiai nugabenti, skubėti, skubinti []drāzties; steidzināt berkejar, bergegas ijlings (doen) gaan skynde seg, bringe i all hast, storme (inn) pospieszyć, gnać ir/levar à pressa a (se) grăbi; a trimite de urgenţă торопить(ся) ponáhľať sa planiti; hitro odpeljati naterati nekog da uradi nešto na brzinu rusa, störta, föra i all hast รีบเร่ง acele etmek, koşturmak 催促,匆匆進行 кидатися; мчати تیزی سے جانا lao vào 催促,匆忙地做 n 1 a sudden quick movement They made a rush for the door. hardloop إنْدِفاعَه втурване rychlý pohyb hurtig bevægelse der Sturm βιαστική κίνηση, τρεχάλα abalanzamiento, ímpetu sööst ازدحام pyrähdys ruée הִסתַעֲרוּת नड़, सरपत nasrt, navala rohanás, roham gerakan cepat sprettur corsa 突進 돌진 puolimas Viņi traucās uz durvīm. menerkam stormloop jag, rush skok corrida goană стремительное движение rýchly pohyb naval, skok juriš rusning, rush, språng การวิ่งกรูกันไป atılış, hamle 衝,奔 кидок دوڑ sự lao vào 冲,奔 2 a hurry I'm in a dreadful rush. haastig سُرْعَه бързане spěch hastværk; jag die Hetze βιασύνη prisa, urgencia kiirus عجله؛ شتاب kiire urgence חִיפָּזוֹן झटपट strka, gužva sietség tergesa-gesa flÿtir fretta 急ぎ 서두름 skubėjimas steiga terburu-buru haast hast(verk) pośpiech pressa grabă спешка zhon naglica žurba brådska การเร่งรีบ acele, telâş 匆忙 поспіх جلدی sự vội vã 急切 rush hour a period when there is a lot of traffic on the roads, usually when people are going to or leaving work. spitstyd ساعَة الإزْدِحام час пик dopravní špička myldretid die Hauptverkehrszeit ώρα αιχμής hora punta tipptund ساعت شلوغی خیابان و جاده ruuhka-aika heure de pointe שְׁעַת עוֹמֵס व्यस्त समय vrijeme najvećeg prometa (navale), „špica“ csúcsforgalom jam sibuk aðalumferðartími ora di punta ラッシュアワー 혼잡 시간, 러시 아워 piko metas maksimumstunda masa sibuk spitsuur rushtid godzina szczytu hora de ponta oră de vârf час(ы) пик dopravná špička prometna konica špic rusningstid ชั่วโมงเร่งด่วน kalabalık saat 上下班巔峰時間 година пік ایسا وقت جب سڑک پر بہت بھیڑ ہوتی ہو giờ cao điểm 交通高峰期 rush2 n rush [raʃ] a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water They hid their boat in the rushes. ruigte نَباتات قُرْب الماء тръстика sítina, rákos siv die Binse βούρλο junco kõrkjas نی بوریا vihvilä jonc סוּף हड़बड़, दौड़ sitak, rogoz káka rumpun buluh sef giunco いぐさ 등심초속의 식물, 골풀 meldas meldri sejenis tumbuhan paya bies siv sitowie junco papură тростник sitina, trstina ločje šaš säv พืชจำพวกกกชนิดหนึ่ง saz, hasır otu 燈芯草 очерет; рогіз سینٹھا cây cói 灯芯草 Rush → اندفاع, يُرسِل بسرعة بالغة spěch, spěchat hastværk, styrte af sted Eile, eilen βιάζομαι, βιασύνη apresurarse, prisa kiiruhtaa, ryntäys précipitation, se précipiter žurba, žuriti fretta, precipitarsi 急ぐ, 突進 골풀, 서두르다 haasten (zich), heftige beweging haste, hastverk oczeret, pognać apressar, junco спешить, спешка brådska, skynda (sig) เคลื่อนหรือทำอย่างเร่งรีบ, พืชจำพวกกกชนิดหนึ่ง telaş, telaş etmek sự vội vã, vội vã 匆促, 奔涌 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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Old Brooke takes half a dozen quick steps, and away goes the ball spinning towards the School goal, seventy yards before it touches ground, and at no point above twelve or fifteen feet high, a model kick-off; and the School-house cheer and rush on. A summer rush of men coming in light; a fall rush of men with outfits; and a spring rush, the next year after that, of fifty thousand. In another instant she had seized Oolanga, and with a swift rush had drawn him, her white arms encircling him, down with her into the gaping aperture. |
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