rush1
v.
- move or act or cause to move or act with urgent haste.
▸take somewhere with urgent haste.
▸
(rush something out)
produce and distribute something very quickly.
▸deal with (something) hurriedly.
- (of air or a liquid) flow strongly.
- dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture them or it.
▸American Football advance towards (an opposing player, especially the quarterback).
▸American Football gain a specified amount of ground by running forward with the ball.
- US entertain (a new student) in order to assess suitability for membership of a college fraternity or sorority.
- Brit. informal, dated overcharge (a customer).
n.
- the action or an instance of rushing.
▸a flurry of hasty activity.
- a sudden strong demand for a commodity.
- a sudden intensity of feeling.
▸informal a sudden thrill experienced after taking certain drugs.
-
(rushes)
the first prints made of a film after a period of shooting.
Phrase
- rush one's fences
Brit. act with undue haste. - a rush of blood
(to the head)
a sudden attack of wild irrationality.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. var. of OFr. ruser ‘drive back’, an early sense of the word in Engl. (see ruse).
rush2
n.
- a marsh or waterside plant with slender stem-like pith-filled leaves, some kinds of which are used for matting, baskets, etc.
[Genus Juncus.]
- used in names of similar plants, e.g. flowering rush.
Derivative
Etymology
OE risc, rysc, of Gmc origin.