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In some senses, bum-rush is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
bum-rush
verb 2
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1BUM-RUSH + NOUN
gunman
Definitions
verb
1
To force one's way into; to crash.
2
To forcibly overpower a person.
2015 August 21, KGWhttp://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/08/21/oregon-soldier-takes-down-gunman--french-train/32162823/ That gave them the opportunity to bum-rush [the gunman]
It had what they call a safety space[…] He was trying to get into it, but he got bum rushed so fast that he didn't get into that.
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2015 August 21, KGWhttp://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/08/21/oregon-soldier-takes-down-gunman--french-train/32162823/ That gave them the opportunity to bum-rush [the gunman]
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It had what they call a safety space[…] He was trying to get into it, but he got bum rushed so fast that he didn't get into that.
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