rush
- noun
- /rʌʃ/
- 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.
- Really, there should be no rush in in a relationship.
- There was no there was no undue rush about him, no hysteria.
- Why are they always in a rush anyway?
- I think it must be like the lunch hour rush right now with all this traffic.
- We've done our thing and now the next big rush for super, super wealth is space.
Examples
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So it's a bit of a mad rush to get ready this morning.
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I think it must be like the lunch hour rush right now with all this traffic.
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But if we're ever in a rush, this one is great.
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Why are they always in a rush anyway?
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After the dinner rush, we'll work it out.
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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
A state of acting quickly that often causes mistakes
A sudden strong movement forward or upward, like a wave
Very quick action that often causes mistakes
A sudden hurried rush to get something before others
A sudden strong increase in activity or interest
A short busy time when many people do things quickly
A sudden strong movement or increase
A quick, often careless movement that can cause mistakes
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
A tall plant with many soft, upright stems that grows at the edges of ponds and marshes
A grass-like wetland plant with thin round stems that spreads along the ground
- Australian
A tall Australian plant that grows in wet places and has hollow stems in separate sections
- Specialized
A wildflower with narrow leaves and pale violet or white flowers that grows in wetlands in North America
A grass with thin, stiff stems and flower groups covered by leaves that grows in wet ground
- Specialized
A plant with thin stems that grows in clumps in wet places like marshes
- Specialized
A water plant with thin leaves kept in aquariums to give oxygen to the water
How Intense
Surface Forms
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.