rush

Collocations

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1

(noun.) sudden quick movement

ADJ

headlong, sudden

PREP

~ for

When the store announced the sale, customers made a rush for the best bargains.

~ of

People felt a rush of excitement when the concert finally began.

2

(noun.) busy period

ADJ

awful, great, mad, tearing | sudden | last-minute | Christmas

RUSH + NOUN

decision

job

The contractor finished the kitchen renovation as a rush job before the holiday guests arrived.

hour

Traffic was terrible this morning because I left during rush hour.

PREP

in a ~

She grabbed her bag and left for the airport in a rush, forgetting her passport.

~ for

People crowded into the store during the morning rush for coffee and pastries.

~ of

There was a sudden rush of people toward the exit when the fire alarm went off.

PHRASES

have a rush on

The bakery had a rush on yesterday when the new café next door closed.

3

(verb.)

ADV

headlong, madly

The crowd rushed madly toward the exit when the fire alarm sounded.

immediately | suddenly

about, around, back, home, in, off, out, over, past

He rushed back to the office because he had forgotten his laptop.

PREP

along, from, into, out of, through, to, etc.

Water rushed out of the broken pipe and flooded the basement.

PHRASES

come/go rushing

Water came rushing through the broken pipe and flooded the basement.

rush to sb's/the rescue

When the child fell into the water, a lifeguard rushed to the rescue immediately.

Definitions

noun

1

A sudden forward motion.

A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.

When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.

2

A surge.

A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.

3

General haste.

Many errors were made in the rush to finish.

Diane makes an announcement to the patient passengers on the quarter-full train. There is no sense of rush - time really does move more slowly in the Highlands. The passengers, nearly all tourists, don't seem in the slightest bothered.

4

A rapid, noisy flow.

a rush of water; a rush of footsteps

5

A sudden attack; an onslaught.

verb

1

To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.

rush one's dinner; rush off an email response

Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.

2

To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.

armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.

For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.

3

To dribble rapidly.

4

To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.

5

To cause to move or act with unusual haste.

Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.

adj

1

Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure, especially if therefore done badly.

a rush job

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

noun — (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by runnin

rushing

noun — a sudden forceful flow

spate
surge
upsurge

noun — the swift release of a store of affective force

verb — urge to an unnatural speed

hurry

verb — act or move at high speed

verb — cause to occur rapidly

induce
stimulate
hasten

verb — move hurridly

verb — cause to move fast or to rush or race

race

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bum's rush

The forcible ejection of someone, such as a bum or a hobo, from an establishment.

"I didnt' think you fellows'd put the bum's rush onto me," he complained, "I ain't no bum."

bum rush

A storming into an establishment.

rush hour

The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.

It takes 30 minutes to drive there, but maybe 2 hours during the rush hour.

adrenaline rush

A surge of strength and energy brought on by a dangerous situation, by, or as if by, adrenaline.

fools rush in where angels fear to tread

A person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.

“It's the first article of your creed—that marriage is a holy sacrament, that no power on earth or in hell can ever dissolve its bonds? Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, my

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A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.

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When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not o

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A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.

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rush one's dinner; rush off an email response

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Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the wor

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armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.

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Collocations

(noun.) sudden quick movement

(noun.) busy period

(verb.)

Definitions

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bum's rush

bum rush

rush hour

adrenaline rush

fools rush in where angels fear to tread

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