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Dictionary: on·rush   (ŏn'rŭsh', ôn'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. A forward rush or flow.
  2. A violent physical or verbal attack; an assault.
onrushing on'rush'ing adj.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an offensive against and enemy (using weapons)
  Synonyms: attack, onslaught, onset

Meaning #2: a forceful forward rush


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fremstød, fremstormen
v. intr. - storme frem

Nederlands (Dutch)
aandrang, toeloop

Français (French)
n. - torrent, ruée, accès
v. intr. - se ruer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Andrang, Ansturm, Welle
v. - anstürmend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εισβολή, έφοδος (κν. γιουρούσι), επίθεση, εισροή, εφόρμηση

Italiano (Italian)
ondata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - investida (f), assalto (m)

Русский (Russian)
поток, натиск

Español (Spanish)
n. - afluencia, riada, oleada, arremetida
v. intr. - afluir, arremeter

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - anstormning, framstormande, stormning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
突进, 洪流, 突击, 被突击

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 突進, 洪流, 突擊
v. intr. - 被突擊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 맹렬한 돌격, 분류
v. intr. - ~을 맹렬하게 공격하다, ~분류하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 突撃, 突進

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اندفاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נהירה, זרימה, הסתערות, התקדמות‬
v. intr. - ‮התקדם‬


 
 
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