Rush

Quick meaning: Rush is a noun meaning A sudden forward motion.

Meaning

A sudden forward motion.

More Meanings

1. A surge.
2. General haste.
3. A rapid, noisy flow.
4. (military, video games) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
5. (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
6. (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
7. (American football, dated) A rusher; a lineman.

Example Sentences

a rush on the quarterback

a rush of water; a rush of footsteps

Many errors were made in the rush to finish.

the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line

Word Forms

• rushes
• rushing
• rushed

Synonyms for rush

Depending on context, synonyms include fly, scramble, hasten, haul, hurtle, bustle.

Antonyms for rush

Common opposites include drag, dawdle, detain, hold up, delay, linger.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flush, spate, hotfoot, surge, race, bang.

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