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rush

rush

365 1.8
A sudden strong movement or flow caused by urgency and excitement
  • noun
  • /rʌʃ/
: oleada
  • During the morning rush, the streets were crowded with commuters hurrying to work.
  • rush hour
  • morning rush
  • a rush of water

Really, there should be no rush in in a relationship.

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Examples

  • So it's a bit of a mad rush to get ready this morning.

  • I think it must be like the lunch hour rush right now with all this traffic.

  • But if we're ever in a rush, this one is great.

  • Why are they always in a rush anyway?

  • After the dinner rush, we'll work it out.

  • Grant opened it and felt the rush of hot air from outside.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • When she was close to the field, she saw a rush of activity.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • But she also felt a rush of excitement to be in this part of the village again.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Better prices and new markets in recent years stimulated a rush to find untapped sources of wood fiber.

    Academic text (1995)
  • I squared my shoulders and drove south through the rush-hour traffic to Michael Reese.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

hurry
vsrush
373 1.0

A state of acting quickly that often causes mistakes

emphasizes sudden intensity or excitement rather than just urgency state
surge
vsrush
128 4.2

A sudden strong movement forward or upward, like a wave

is similar but also covers short intense periods of activity, not only movement
scramble
vsrush
68 4.2

A sudden hurried rush to get something before others

is broader, not implying competition or chaotic struggle
haste
vsrush
61 3.4

Very quick action that often causes mistakes

stresses sudden intense movement or activity more than mere speed
upsurge
vsrush
9 5.0

A sudden strong increase in activity or interest

is wider, applying to both movement and short active periods as well
6 3.6

A short busy time when many people do things quickly

includes that but also covers single strong movements or flows
rushing
vsrush
4 1.0

A quick, often careless movement that can cause mistakes

focuses more on sudden intensity or active periods, not just speed
surgency
vsrush
1 8.5

A sudden strong movement or increase

is broader, covering sudden flows or active periods from urgency or excitement

Antonyms

169 1.0

A short stop in speaking or activity

Idioms

9.9

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

Compounds

56 2.3

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

19 3.0

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

8 3.6

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

bum's rush
  • Archaic
3 9.5

A quick, rude way to make someone leave

A sudden strong feeling that makes you active and excited

scouring rush
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

spike rush
  • Specialized
1 8.9

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

rush grass
  • Specialized
1 8.1

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

1 8.7

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

rush candle
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

1 9.9

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

1 9.9

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

1 8.9

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

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 used in aquariums to add oxygen

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 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

paper rush
  • Archaic
9.9

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

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

A plant with hollow striped stems used to scrub pots

How Intense

deluge
13 6.3
flood
82 2.4
surge
180 4.2
rush
365 1.8
flow
232 1.0

Surface Forms

rush singular
rushes plural

Etymology

Rush comes from an old word for a sudden 'flow' or 'push', like water moving fast, so a rush is a sudden, strong movement or period of activity.