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rushed

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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.

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.

[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).]

rusher n.

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.

[Middle English, from Old English rysc.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.rushed - done under pressure; "a rush job"
hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

rushed
adjective
2. hurried, frantic, in a hurry, pressed for time, pushed for time At no time did I feel rushed.
Translations
rushed [rʌʃt] ADJ I didn't feel rushed or under pressureno sentí que me estuvieran metiendo prisa or presionando, no me sentí presionado or (LAm) apurado
breakfast had been a rushed affairhabíamos desayunado a toda prisa or a todo correr or a la carrera
rushed [ˈrʌʃt] adj
(= hurried) [job, work] → bâclé(e); [meal] → sur le pouce
(= busy) → débordé(e)
to feel rushed → se sentir débordé
to be rushed off one's feet → être complètement débordé
rush hour nheures fpl de pointe
in the rush hour → aux heures de pointe
rush-hour traffic ncirculation f aux heures de pointe
rush job ntravail m urgent
rush matting nnatte f de jonc
rushed
adj
(= hurried) mealhastig; decisionübereilt
(= busy)gehetzt


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PETER was most dreadfully frightened; he rushed all over the garden, for he had forgotten the way back to the gate.
We all rushed to the crossing-place--Monsieur Stangerson and I coming from one end of the right gallery, Daddy Jacques coming from the other end of the same gallery, and Frederic Larsan coming from the 'off-turning' gallery.
Our warriors then rushed up to the roofs of the buildings which we occupied and followed the retreating armada with a continuous fusillade of deadly fire.
 
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