Informal. a series of lavish attentions paid a woman by a suitor: He gave her a big rush.
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the rushing by a fraternity or sorority.
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Also called flash.Slang. the initial, intensely pleasurable or exhilarated feeling experienced upon taking a narcotic or stimulant drug.
–adjective
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requiring or done in haste: a rush order; rush work.
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characterized by excessive business, a press of work or traffic, etc.: The cafeteria's rush period was from noon to two in the afternoon.
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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.]
—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.
To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise: Tons of water rushed over the falls.
Football To move the ball by running.
v.
tr.
To cause to move or act with unusual haste or violence.
To perform with great haste: rushed completion of the project.
To attack swiftly and suddenly: Infantry rushed the enemy after the artillery barrage.
To transport or carry hastily: An ambulance rushed her to the hospital.
To entertain or pay great attention to: They rushed him for their fraternity.
Football To run at (a passer or kicker) in order to block or disrupt a play.
n.
A sudden forward motion.
Surging emotion: a rush of shame.
An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place: a rush to the goldfields.
A sudden, very insistent, generalized demand: a rush for gold coins.
An attempt to move the ball by running.
An act of running at a passer or kicker in order to block or prevent a play.
A time of attention, usually one in which extensive social activity occurs.
A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members: a sorority rush.
The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
A sudden, brief exhilaration: A familiar rush overtook him each time the store announced a half-price special on expensive stereo equipment.
General haste or busyness: The office always operates in a rush.
A sudden attack; an onslaught.
A rapid, often noisy flow or passage. See Synonyms at flow.
Football
An attempt to move the ball by running.
An act of running at a passer or kicker in order to block or prevent a play.
A time of attention, usually one in which extensive social activity occurs.
A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members: a sorority rush.
The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
A sudden, brief exhilaration: A familiar rush overtook him each time the store announced a half-price special on expensive stereo equipment.
Sports A rapid advance of the puck toward the opponent's goal in ice hockey.
rushes The first, unedited print of a movie scene.
A time of attention, usually one in which extensive social activity occurs.
A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members: a sorority rush.
The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
A sudden, brief exhilaration: A familiar rush overtook him each time the store announced a half-price special on expensive stereo equipment.
The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
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 recūsāre, to reject : re-, re- + causārī, to give as a reason (from causa, cause).]
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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.
c.1340 (implied in rushing), "to drive back or down," from Anglo-Fr. russher, from O.Fr. ruser "to dodge, repel" (see ruse). Meaning "to do something quickly" is from 1659; transitive sense of "to hurry up (someone or something)" is from 1850. Football sense originally was in rugby (1857). Fraternity/sorority sense is from 1896 (originally it was what the fraternity did to the student). The noun is attested from c.1380; sense of "mass migration of people" (especially to a gold field) is from 1848, Amer.Eng. Meaning "surge of pleasure" is from 1960s. Rush hour first recorded 1890.
"plant growing in marshy ground," O.E. resc, earlier risc, from P.Gmc. *rusk- (cf. M.L.G. rusch, M.H.G. rusch, W.Fris. risk). O.Fr. rusche probably is from a Gmc. source. Used for making torches and finger rings, also strewn on floors when visitors arrived; it was attested a type of "something of no value" from c.1300.
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste]
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a sudden forceful flow
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grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
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physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
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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]
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a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
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(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
verb
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move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [ant: dawdle]
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attack suddenly
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urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [ant: delay]
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act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
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run with the ball, in football
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cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: race]
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cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce]
RUSH 1. An interactive dialect of PL/I, related to CPS, dated about 1966. The name is the abbreviation of "Remote Use of Shared Hardware". ["Introduction to RUSH", Allen-Babcock Computing 1969. Sammet 1969, p.309.] 2. A high-level language that closely resembles Tcl but aimed to provide substantially faster execution. See An Introduction to the Rush Language. by Adam Sah, Jon Blow, and Brian Dennis (1994). (1996-12-17)
Rush Center, KS (city, FIPS 61775) Location: 38.46487 N, 99.31052 W Population (1990): 177 (97 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67575
Rush Valley, UT (town, FIPS 65240) Location: 40.36298 N, 112.44959 W Population (1990): 339 (137 housing units) Area: 47.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84069
Rush Springs, OK (town, FIPS 64300) Location: 34.77835 N, 97.95678 W Population (1990): 1229 (669 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73082
Rush Hill, MO (town, FIPS 63560) Location: 39.20990 N, 91.72512 W Population (1990): 121 (54 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65280
Rush City, MN (city, FIPS 56266) Location: 45.68168 N, 92.96583 W Population (1990): 1497 (607 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55069
Rush County, KS (county, FIPS 165) Location: 38.52342 N, 99.30873 W Population (1990): 3842 (1999 housing units) Area: 1860.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Rush County, IN (county, FIPS 139) Location: 39.61742 N, 85.46894 W Population (1990): 18129 (7014 housing units) Area: 1057.6 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Rouse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roused (rouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Rousing.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre['o]san to fall, rush. Cf. Rush, v.]1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase. Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes. --Spenser. Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound. --Pope. 2. To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly. 3. To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions. To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in Christendom. --Atterbury. 4. To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate. Blustering winds, which all night long Had roused the sea. --Milton. 5. To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.
Rush\, n. [OE. rusche, rische, resche, AS. risce, akin to LG. rusk, risch, D. & G. rusch; all probably fr. L. ruscum butcher's broom; akin to Goth. raus reed, G. rohr.]1. (Bot.) A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus. Note: Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and rushlights. 2. The merest trifle; a straw. John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush. --Arbuthnot. Bog rush. See under Bog. Club rush, any rush of the genus Scirpus. Flowering rush. See under Flowering. Nut rush (a) Any plant of the genus Scleria, rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits. (b) A name for several species of Cyperus having tuberous roots. Rush broom, an Australian leguminous plant (Viminaria denudata), having long, slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under Spanish. Rush candle, See under Candle. Rush grass, any grass of the genus Vilfa, grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets. Rush toad (Zo["o]l.), the natterjack. Scouring rush. (Bot.) Same as Dutch rush, under Dutch.Spike rush, any rushlike plant of the genus Eleocharis, in which the flowers grow in dense spikes. Sweet rush, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. (Andropogon sch[oe]nanthus), used in Oriental medical practice. Wood rush, any plant of the genus Luzula, which differs in some technical characters from Juncus.
Rush\ (r[u^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rushed (r[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Rushing.] [OE. ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG. r[=u]schen to rush, to rustle, LG. rusken, OSw. ruska, Icel. & Sw. ruska to shake, Dan. ruske to shake, and E. rouse.]1. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. --Shak. 2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation. They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers. --Sprat.
Rush\, v. t. 1. To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward. 2. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error. [College Cant, U.S.]
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