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to rush

to rush

53 3.2
To carry the ball forward by running in football instead of passing
  • verb
  • /rʌʃ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : correr con el balón
  • BYU answered back minutes later as Jamaal Williams rushed for 16 yards and the TD.
  • rushing yards
  • rushing touchdown
  • rushed for 100 yards

Examples

  • Second-year running back Stevan Ridley rushed for a career-high 125 yards and a score.

    Blog text (5)
  • Duffus did most of the heavy lifting by rushing eight times for 33 yards on the drive.

    Blog text (6)
  • Late in the game's first half, Zack tackled a runner rushing toward the end zone.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Eighteen touchdown passes, and he's rushed for 12 more.

  • In the final quarter, the team executed a perfect play as the quarterback decided to rush the ball himself.

  • With only seconds left on the clock, he made the bold choice to rush through the defensive line for a game-winning touchdown.

  • The star player often rushes down the field, dodging defenders to gain precious yards for his team.

Synonyms

run
vsto rush
  • US
211 5.5

A play where a player carries the ball instead of passing

is the general word for the same carrying play
to scramble
vsto rush
118 3.2

Climb quickly using your hands and feet on steep or rough ground

is a planned football carrying action, not an awkward climbing movement
to dash
vsto rush
73 1.0

To move very quickly to reach a place

is used specifically for carrying the ball forward in football
to make a dash for
vsto rush
2 3.4

Run quickly toward a place or thing to reach it first

is the football carrying action aimed at advancing the ball, not reaching a place

Idioms

9.9

To go quickly to the toilet because you have to pee or poo

Phrasal Verbs

36 3.1

Act quickly without thinking, for example by going into a place

20 3.8

Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry

9 3.3

To run out quickly from a hiding place to surprise someone

2 2.5

Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry

1 3.2

To make a product or update ready quickly after a problem

To move quickly in one direction

to bum rush
  • Informal
1 9.6

To push into a place quickly and forcefully as a crowd

Compounds

49 2.3

Times at the start and end of the work day when traffic is heavy

6 3.6

A sudden time when many people start a new business to try to get rich

6 3.0

A time when many people go quickly to a place to look for gold

bum's rush
  • Archaic
2 9.5

A quick, rude way to make someone leave

A sudden strong feeling that makes you active and excited

7.8

A tall plant with many soft, upright stems that grows at the edges of ponds and marshes

cotton rush
  • Specialized
9.3

A plant that grows in bogs with white fluffy flower heads

A grass-like wetland plant with thin round stems that spreads along the ground

A tall marsh plant people use to make papyrus

8.8

A tall wild plant with stiff round stems that grows in wet places

jointed rush
  • Australian
8.4

A tall Australian plant that grows in wet places and has hollow stems in separate sections

A water plant with thin leaves that adds oxygen to aquarium water

A water plant with thin leaves used in aquariums to add oxygen

rush grass
  • Specialized
8.1

A plant with thin tough stems that grows in wet places like marshes

rush nut
  • Archaic
9.9

A plant that grows near water and has nut-like parts you can eat

rush aster
  • Specialized
9.1

A wildflower with narrow leaves and pale violet or white flowers that grows in wetlands in North America

rush candle
  • Archaic
9.9

A candle that uses a plant stem as the wick and animal fat to make light

rush family
  • Specialized
6.1

A family of grass-like plants with round stems that grow in wet places

A grass with thin, stiff stems and flower groups covered by leaves that grows in wet ground

9.9

A woody plant from the southeastern United States that has yellow flowers

paper rush
  • Archaic
9.9

A tall marsh plant by the Nile whose stems are used to make paper

scouring rush
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with rough, jointed stems that people once used to clean pots

9.9

A small grass-like plant that grows in wet, low ground

slender rush
  • Specialized
8.1

A plant with thin stems that grows in clumps in wet places like marshes

slender spike rush
  • Specialized
9.0

A water plant with thin leaves kept in aquariums to give oxygen to the water

8.9

A tall grass-like plant with soft upright stems that grows in wet places

spike rush
  • Specialized
8.9

A thin grass-like plant that grows in wet places like marshes

A plant with hollow striped stems used to scrub pots

How Fast

to burst
115 1.9
to rush
  • Jargon
53 3.2
to run
1.0

Surface Forms

rush infinitive
rushed past
rushed past participle
rushing present participle
rushes third person singular

Etymology

To rush in football is to carry the ball by running, which is the same idea of moving quickly or pushing ahead, so that play is called a rush.