What does rush mean?
Rush means A sudden forward motion..
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/ɹʌʃ/ · noun
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.
A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.
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.
a rush of water; a rush of footsteps
a rush on the quarterback
the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line
Use rush when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rush means A sudden forward motion..
Common synonyms include fly, scramble, get a move on, hasten.
Possible antonyms include drag, dawdle, detain, hold up.
A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
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