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up⋅rush

  [uhp-ruhsh]
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–noun
1. an upward rush, as of water or air.
2. an abrupt increase: an uprush of business during the noon hour.
Origin:
1870–75; up- + rush 1
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up·rush   (ŭp'rŭsh')   
n.  The rush of water from a breaking wave onto a beach. Also called swash.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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