rushing

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.	rushing - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" rush 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 running, running game, running play, run - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
	2.	rushing - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" rush, haste, hurry movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" bolt, dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" scamper, scurry, scramble - rushing about hastily in an undignified way