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- Dictionaryrush/rʌʃ/
verb
- 1. move with urgent haste: "Oliver rushed after her" Similar Opposite
- 2. dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture: "to rush the bank and fire willy-nilly could be disastrous for everyone" Similar
noun
- 1. a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people: "there was a rush for the door" Similar
- 2. an act of advancing forward, especially towards the quarterback.
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RUSH definition: 1. to (cause to) go or do something very quickly: 2. If a group of people rush an enemy or the…. Learn more.
The meaning of RUSH is any of various monocotyledonous often tufted marsh plants (as of the genera Juncus and Luzula of the family Juncaceae, the rush family) with cylindrical often hollow stems which are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats. How to use rush in a sentence.
noun. the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement. a hostile attack. an eager rushing of numbers of persons to some region that is being occupied or exploited, especially because of a new mine: the gold rush to California. a sudden appearance or surge: Seeing the old photo set off a rush of tears.
a situation in which you have to hurry or move somewhere quickly: I'm sorry I can't talk now, I'm in a rush. (Definition of rush from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The rush is a period of time when many people go somewhere or do something. The shop's opening coincided with the Christmas rush. Apply before the rush starts. ...the annual rush to the beaches.
To rush is to hurry or move very quickly, like when you rush to get to class on time or rush to catch the subway instead of waiting for the next one. Rush implies urgency — you need to get somewhere, or do something, fast.
move fast. [intransitive, transitive] to move or to do something with great speed, often too fast. We've got plenty of time; there's no need to rush. the sound of rushing water. + adv./prep. Don't rush off, I haven't finished.
What's the rush? “I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.” “ There's no rush.” The words came out in a rush. The note looked like it had been written in a rush. I'm not in any rush to get back to work. The trip to Paris was all a mad rush. a rush job (= one that has been done quickly)
[singular, uncountable] a situation in which you are in a hurry and need to do things quickly. What's the rush? ‘I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.’ ‘There's no rush.’. in a rush I can't stop—I'm in a rush. The note looked like it had been written in a rush. in a rush to do something I’m not in any rush to get back to work.
1. A sudden movement toward something: a rush to leave the room. 2. a. An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place: a rush to the goldfields. b. A sudden widespread demand: a rush for gold coins.
