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[ruhsh] Pronunciation Key,

–verb (used without object)

1.	to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.

2.	to dash, esp. to dash forward for an attack or onslaught.

3.	to appear, go, pass, etc., rapidly or suddenly: The blood rushed to his face.

4.	Football. to carry the ball on a running play or plays.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to perform, accomplish, or finish with speed, impetuosity, or violence: They rushed the work to make the deadline.

6.	to carry or convey with haste: to rush an injured person to the hospital.

7.	to cause to move, act, or progress quickly; hurry: He rushed his roommate to get to the party on time.

8.	to send, push, force, impel, etc., with unusual speed or haste: to rush a bill through Congress.

9.	to attack suddenly and violently; charge.

10.	to overcome or capture (a person, place, etc.).

11.	Informal. to heap attentions on; court intensively; woo: to rush an attractive newcomer.

12.	to entertain (a prospective fraternity or sorority member) before making bids for membership.

13.

Football.

a.	to carry (the ball) forward across the line of scrimmage.

b.	to carry the ball (a distance) forward from the line of scrimmage: The home team rushed 145 yards.

c.	(of a defensive team member) to attempt to force a way quickly into the backfield in pursuit of (the back in possession of the ball).

–noun

14.	the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.

15.	a hostile attack.

16.	an eager rushing of numbers of persons to some region that is being occupied or exploited, esp. because of a new mine: the gold rush to California.

17.	a sudden appearance or access: a rush of tears.

18.	hurried activity; busy haste: the rush of city life.

19.	a hurried state, as from pressure of affairs: to be in a rush.

20.	press of work, business, traffic, etc., requiring extraordinary effort or haste.

21.

Football.

a.	an attempt to carry or instance of carrying the ball across the line of scrimmage.

b.	an act or instance of rushing the offensive back in possession of the ball.

22.	a scrimmage held as a form of sport between classes or bodies of students in colleges.

23.	rushes, Movies. daily (def. 4).

24.	Informal. a series of lavish attentions paid a woman by a suitor: He gave her a big rush.

25.	the rushing by a fraternity or sorority.

26.	Also called flash. Slang. the initial, intensely pleasurable or exhilarated feeling experienced upon taking a narcotic or stimulant drug.

–adjective

27.	requiring or done in haste: a rush order; rush work.

28.	characterized by excessive business, a press of work or traffic, etc.: The cafeteria's rush period was from noon to two in the afternoon.

29.	characterized by the rushing of potential new members by a sorority or fraternity: rush week on the university campus.

[Origin: 1325–75; (v.) ME ruschen < AF russher, russer, OF re(h)usser, re(h)user, ruser < LL recūsāre, to push back, L: to refuse. See recuse, ruse; (n.) ME rus(s)che, deriv. of the v.

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—Related forms

rush·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. hasten, run. Rush, hurry, dash, speed imply swiftness of movement. Rush implies haste and sometimes violence in motion through some distance: to rush to the store. Hurry suggests a sense of strain or agitation, a breathless rushing to get to a definite place by a certain time: to hurry to an appointment. Dash implies impetuosity or spirited, swift movement for a short distance: to dash to the neighbor's. Speed means to go fast, usually by means of some type of transportation, and with some smoothness of motion: to speed to a nearby city.

—Antonyms 18. sloth, lethargy.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

rush
adjective
1.	not accepting reservations [syn: first-come-first-serve]
2.	done under pressure; "a rush job"
noun
1.	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste]
2.	a sudden forceful flow
3.	grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
4.	physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
5.	the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang]
6.	a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
7.	(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
verb
1.	move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [ant: dawdle]
2.	attack suddenly
3.	urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [ant: delay]
4.	act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
5.	run with the ball, in football
6.	cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: race]
7.	cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce]