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rush¹

  (rŭsh)

1. To move or act swiftly; hurry.
2. To make a sudden or swift attack or charge.
3. To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise: Tons of water rushed over the falls.
4. Football. To move the ball by running.

1. To cause to move or act with unusual haste or violence.
2. To perform with great haste: rushed completion of the project.
3. To attack swiftly and suddenly: Infantry rushed the enemy after the artillery barrage.
4. To transport or carry hastily: An ambulance rushed her to the hospital.
5. To entertain or pay great attention to: They rushed him for their fraternity.
6. Football. To run at (a passer or kicker) in order to block or disrupt a play.

1. A sudden forward motion.
2. 1. Surging emotion: a rush of shame.
   2. An anxious and eager movement to get to or from a place: a rush to the goldfields.
   3. A sudden, very insistent, generalized demand: a rush for gold coins.
3. General haste or busyness: The office always operates in a rush.
4. A sudden attack; an onslaught.
5. A rapid, often noisy flow or passage. See synonyms at flow.
6. Football.
   1. An attempt to move the ball by running.
   2. An act of running at a passer or kicker in order to block or prevent a play.
7. Sports. A rapid advance of the puck toward the opponent's goal in ice hockey.
8. rushes The first, unedited print of a movie scene.
9. 1. A time of attention, usually one in which extensive social activity occurs.
   2. A drive by a Greek society on a college campus to recruit new members: a sorority rush.
10. 1. The intensely pleasurable sensation experienced immediately after use of a stimulant or a mind-altering drug.
    2. A sudden, brief exhilaration: A familiar rush overtook him each time the store announced a half-price special on expensive stereo equipment.

Performed with or requiring great haste or urgency: a rush job; a rush order.

[Middle English rushen, from Anglo-Norman russher, variant of Old French ruser, to drive back, from Latin recūsāre, to reject : re-, re- + causārī, to give as a reason (from causa, cause).]

1. 1. Any of various stiff marsh plants of the genus Juncus, having pliant hollow or pithy stems and small flowers with scalelike perianths.
   2. Any of various similar, usually aquatic plants.
2. The stem of one of these plants, used in making baskets, mats, and chair seats.

[Middle English, from Old English rysc.]

verb

1. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.
2. To come forth or emit in abundance: flow, gush, pour, run, stream, surge, well¹. See move/halt.

noun

1. Careless headlong action: haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, rashness. See careful/careless.
2. A swift advance or attack: blitzkrieg, charge. See approach/retreat.
3. Something suggestive of running water: current, drift, flood, flow, flux, spate, stream, surge, tide. See move/halt.

adjective

Designed to meet emergency needs as quickly as possible: Informal crash, hurry-up. See fast/slow/velocity.

Definition: attack
Antonyms: guarding, protection

n

Definition: hurry, speed
Antonyms: retardation, slowness

v

Definition: charge, attack
Antonyms: guard, protect

v

Definition: hurry, speed
Antonyms: dawdle, retard, slow

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Peristaltic rush; a powerful wave of contractile activity that travels very long distances down the small intestine, caused by intense irritation or unusual distention.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - skynde sig, styrte, fare
v. tr. - sende af sted i en fart, jage med, koste med, forcere
n. - tilstrømning, hastværk, efterspørgsel, stormløb

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    have travlt
• rush hour    myldretid
• rush out    styrte ud
• rush through    jage igennem

2.
n. - [bot.] siv

Nederlands (Dutch)
haast maken, opschieten, jachten, iemand opjagen, stromen, iemand/iets snel (weg) brengen, haast, toevloed, jacht (op), plotselinge intense belevenis, bies, (mv) ongeredigeerde opnames (film)

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - se dépêcher (de faire), se précipiter, marcher à toute vitesse, passer à toute vitesse, filer à toute vitesse
v. tr. - envoyer qch d'urgence à, expédier, presser, bousculer (qn), sauter sur, prendre d'assaut, (US, Univ) essayer de devenir membre de
n. - ruée, hâte, heure de pointe, période de pointe, montée (de), bouffée, vague (d'émotion), flot (de plaintes), afflux, (US, Univ) courte période durant laquelle des associations d'étudiants essaient d'attirer de nouveaux membres, (Cin) rushes (npl), épreuves de tournage (npl)

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    courir à droite et à gauche
• rush hour    heures de pointe, heure d'affluence
• rush out    sortir en vitesse, sortir/publier (qch) en vitesse
• rush through    parcourir (qch) en vitesse, adopter en vitesse, traiter en priorité, envoyer (qch) d'urgence

2.
n. - (Bot) jonc, tige de jonc (pour les travaux de vannerie)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - eilen, laufen
n. - Eile, Hetze, Ansturm

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    sehr beschäftigt sein
• rush hour    Stoßzeit, Hauptverkehrszeit
• rush out    sehr schnell herstellen
• rush through    stürmen durch

2.
n. - (bot.) Binse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπουδή, βία, τρεχάλα, βιασύνη, συρροή, συνωστισμός, αιφνίδια μεγάλη ζήτηση, εκτόξευση, εισροή, (φυτολ.) βούρλο, ψαθί
v. - (εφ)ορμώ, χιμώ, μουντάρω, εξορμώ, σπεύδω, βιάζω, μεταφέρω βιαστικά, τρέχω επειγόντως, αναγκάζω κάποιον να αποφασίσει βιαστικά, καταλαμβάνω με έφοδο, (καθομ.) (αργκό) φουσκώνω λογαριασμό, γδέρνω
adj. - βιαστικός

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    είμαι πολύ απασχολημένος
• rush hour    ώρα (κυκλοφοριακής) αιχμής
• rush order    βιαστική/επείγουσα παραγγελία
• rush out    ξεπετώ, ετοιμάζω στα γρήγορα
• rush through    διατρέχω γρήγορα, ξεπετώ

Italiano (Italian)
precipitarsi, accorrere, fretta, concorso

idioms:

• rush hour    ora di punta
• rush off one's feet    essere molto occupato
• rush out    andarsene fuori
• rush through    passare attraverso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - corrida (f), pressa (f), urgência (f)
v. - apressar
adj. - urgente

idioms:

• rush hour    hora de trânsito intenso
• rush off one's feet    obrigar alguém a agir sem dar tempo para pensar
• rush out    sair apressadamente
• rush through    aprovar depressa

Русский (Russian)
торопиться, броситься, спешка, поток

idioms:

• rush hour    час пик
• rush off one's feet    сбиться с ног
• rush out    поспешно удалиться, срочно опубликовать
• rush through    пробежать, просмотреть, пропустить

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - precipitarse, abalanzarse, ir de prisa
v. tr. - empujar o arrojar con violencia, despachar con prontitud, precipitar, empujar
n. - prisa, ímpetu, afluencia, riada, avalancha, movimiento brusco

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    hacer que uno trabaje o se mueva demasiado
• rush hour    hora punta, hora pico
• rush out    salir precipitadamente
• rush through    hacer de prisa, visitar precipitadamente, leer de prisa, atravesar a toda velocidad

2.
n. - junco, junquera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rusning, jäkt, (bot) säv
v. - rusa, jäkta, (sl) skinna
adj. - rusnings-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 冲, 闯, 奔, 使冲, 突袭, 匆忙地做, 匆促, 急流, 冲进

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    被迫使仓促行动
• rush hour    高峰时间
• rush out    匆忙出来, 冲出
• rush through    快速通过, 赶紧做

2. 灯心草

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 沖, 闖, 奔
v. tr. - 使沖, 突襲, 匆忙地做
n. - 匆促, 急流, 沖進

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    被迫使倉促行動
• rush hour    尖峰時間
• rush out    匆忙出來, 沖出
• rush through    快速通過, 趕緊做

2.
n. - 燈心草

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 돌진하다, 서두르다, 갑자기 일어나다
v. tr. - 돌진 시키다, 급습하다, 돌파하다
n. - 돌진, 급습, 급격한 증가

idioms:

• be rushed off one's feet    기진맥진케 하다
• rush out    대량으로 급조하다
• rush through    부랴부랴 보내다, 부리나케 해치우다

2.
n. - 등심초속의 식물, 골풀, 하찮은 물건

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 突進する, 急いで動く, 大急ぎでやる, 軽率にやる, 急に起こる, 急に現れる, 急襲する, 突破する
n. - 突進, 急いで行くこと, 殺到, 急増, 急ぐこと, せわしなさ, イグサ

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    酒場から追い出す
• rush hour    混雑時間, ラッシュアワー
• rush off one's feet    急き立てる
• rush order    大至急の注文
• rush out    急いで多量に作る
• rush through    急いで終える, 急いで通過させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ازدحام, هجوم, اندفاع (فعل) يندفع بسرعه, يهجم (صفه) فجأة, بسرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮מיהר, רץ בבהילות, זרם מהר, נעשה במהירות גדולה‬
v. tr. - ‮החיש, כבש בסערה, הסתער, העביר, גבה מחיר מופרז‬
n. - ‮מהירות, חיפזון, מהומה, הסתערות, בהלה, זינוק, שיטפון, תקופה של פעילות רבה, תדפיס ראשון של תשלילי סרט מיד לאחר ההסרטה, תנועה מהירה פתאומית‬
n. - ‮קנה-סוף, אגמון‬

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