rush
[verb]
Synonyms:
- hurry, bolt, career, dash, fly, hasten, race, run, shoot, speed, tear
- push, hurry, hustle, press
- attack, charge, storm
[noun]
Synonyms:
- hurry, charge, dash, haste, race, scramble, stampede, surge
- attack, assault, charge, onslaught
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- hasty, fast, hurried, quick, rapid, swift, urgent

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Related Idioms: go off half-cocked, not look before one leaps
Related Words: hasten, hurry, speed, dart, fly, scud, break

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English Thesaurus: hurry, rush, dash, in a hurry/in a rush, get a move on/get moving, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. rush¹ S2 W3 /rʌʃ/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: ruser 'to drive back, deceive', from Latin recusare; RECUSE]

1. MOVE QUICKLY [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon Synonym : hurry:
A small girl rushed past her.
Mo rushed off down the corridor.

2. rush to do something to do something very quickly and without delay:
I rushed to pack my suitcase before she came back.
He rushed to help his comrade.

3. DO SOMETHING TOO QUICKLY [intransitive and transitive] to do or decide something too quickly, especially so that you do not have time to do it carefully or well:
He does not intend to rush his decision.
rush into
I’m not rushing into marriage again.
rush through
She rushed through her script.
rush it/things
When we first met, neither of us wanted to rush things.

4. TAKE/SEND URGENTLY [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take or send someone or something somewhere very quickly, especially because of an unexpected problem
rush somebody/something to something
The Red Cross rushed medical supplies to the war zone.
Dan was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries.

5. MAKE SOMEBODY HURRY [transitive] to try to make someone do something more quickly than they want to:
I’m sorry to rush you, but we need a decision by Friday.
rush somebody into (doing) something
They felt they were being rushed into choosing a new leader.

6. LIQUID [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if water or another liquid rushes somewhere, it moves quickly:
Water rushed through the gorge.

7. BLOOD blood rushes to sb’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes red because they feel embarrassed:
I felt the blood rush to my face as I heard my name.

8. ATTACK [transitive] to attack a person or place suddenly and in a group:
They rushed the guard and stole his keys.

9. AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES American English
a) [transitive] to give parties for students, have meetings etc, in order to decide whether to let them join your fraternity or sorority (=type of club)
b) [intransitive and transitive] to go through the process of trying to be accepted into one of these clubs

10. AMERICAN FOOTBALL [intransitive and transitive] to carry the ball forward

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. rush² noun
[Sense 1-6, 7-8: Date: 1300-1400; Origin: ⇒ rush¹]
[Sense 6: Language: Old English; Origin: risc]

1. FAST MOVEMENT [singular] a sudden fast movement of things or people
rush of air/wind/water
She felt a cold rush of air as she wound down her window.
in a rush
Her words came out in a rush.
At five past twelve there was a mad rush to the dinner hall.

2. HURRY [singular, uncountable] a situation in which you need to hurry:
I knew there would be a last-minute rush to meet the deadline.
Don’t worry, there’s no rush. We don’t have to be at the station until 10.
do something in a rush (=do something quickly because you need to hurry)
I had to do my homework in a rush because I was late.
be in a rush
I’m sorry, I can’t talk now – I’m in a rush.

3. BUSY PERIOD the rush the time in the day, month, year etc when a place or group of people is particularly busy ⇒ peak:
The café is quiet until the lunchtime rush begins.
the Christmas rush ⇒ rush hour

4. PEOPLE WANTING SOMETHING [singular] a situation in which a lot of people suddenly try to do or get something
rush on
There’s always a rush on swimsuits in the hot weather.
rush to do something
the rush to put computers in all schools ⇒ gold rush

5. FEELING [singular]
a) informal a sudden strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing something exciting ⇒ high:
The feeling of power gave me such a rush.
an adrenalin rush
b) rush of anger/excitement/gratitude etc a sudden very strong feeling of anger etc:
I felt a rush of excitement when she arrived.
A rush of jealousy swept through her.

6. PLANT [countable usually plural] a type of tall grass that grows in water, often used for making baskets

7. FILM rushes [plural] the first prints of a film before it has been edited Synonym : dailies American English

8. AMERICAN STUDENTS [uncountable] American English the time when students in American universities who want to join a fraternity or sorority (=type of club) go to a lot of parties in order to try to be accepted:
rush week

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rush
noun
I. sudden quick movement
ADJ. headlong, sudden
PREP. ~ for The film ended, and there was a rush for the exits.
~ of A rush of water came from the burst pipe.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rush
II. busy period
ADJ. awful, great, mad, tearing | sudden | last-minute | Christmas
RUSH + NOUN decision | job You can see that the painting was a rush job.
hour During the rush hour the journey may take up to twice as long.
PREP. in a ~ I've been in a mad rush all day.
~ for a last-minute rush for tickets
~ of a sudden rush of tourist traffic
PHRASES have a rush on We've had a rush on at the office, dealing with the backlog of orders.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rush
verb
ADV. headlong, madly a train rushing headlong down the track
immediately | suddenly | about, around, back, home, in, off, out, over, past She was rushing around madly looking for her bag.
PREP. along, from, into, out of, through, to, etc. A surge of joy rushed through her body. He was rushed to hospital.
PHRASES come/go rushing Two men came rushing into the room.
rush to sb's/the rescue Whenever her little brother was upset, Jane rushed to the rescue.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hurry to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or you must finish something soon:
If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the bus.
We have plenty of time. There’s no need to hurry.
rush to go somewhere very quickly, or to do something too quickly and without thinking carefully enough:
Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.
Try to answer the questions calmly, without rushing.
A police car rushed past.
dash to go somewhere very quickly, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do:
I’ve got to dash to the shops to get some more milk.
She had to dash off and get the kids from school.
in a hurry/in a rush doing something quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes:
She had left in a hurry, and forgotten her passport.
I had to choose a present for her in a rush.
get a move on/get moving informal to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before:
Get a move on – it’s already 8 o'clock!
I think we’d better get moving, it’s only five minutes to boarding time.
get cracking informal to start working quickly:
It’s time you got cracking with your homework.
When Alfie arrives we’ll get cracking moving the furniture.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

rush to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon:
He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting.
There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
hurry to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time:
People hurried into stores to escape the rain.
You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast
I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
race to go somewhere as fast as you can:
She raced downstairs to tell her mother.
He raced back to his car and called for help.
tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry:
I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree.
He tore down the stairs and out of the house.
They tore out of the building.
dash to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance:
Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house.
Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door.
I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
hustle American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere:
You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
hasten literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something:
Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing.
She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

rush
̈ɪrʌʃ
See: bum's rush

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲