to onrush

Examples

• All

• Inter's defense opened up when Mirko Vucinic rolled the ball towards an onrushing Asamoah.

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• Marissa opened her eyes and stared at the onrushing road.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The doctor glimpses the pale face and dark wet hair of a boy who seems oddly unaware of the onrushing vehicle.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The throng of onrushing fans caused the dasher boards to break as supporters went happily headlong onto the field.

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• The horse made an onrush toward the finish line, leaving its competitors behind.

• She barely escaped the onrush of the falling rocks during the landslide.

• The crowd started to onrush toward the stage as the band prepared to play.

Synonyms

R

to rush

vsto onrush

637 1.0

To move or act quickly because a situation needs it

is specifically a sudden forward movement rather than general hurry

H

to hurtle towards

vsto onrush

5 6.8

To move very fast and out of control toward something, often causing harm

is forceful and sudden but not necessarily out of control

P

to push forward

vsto onrush

3 3.6

To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way

is more sudden and stronger typically a rapid forceful surge

R

to rush along

vsto onrush

2 2.7

To move quickly in one direction

is more forceful and often directed toward someone or something

J

to jackrabbit

vsto onrush

• Informal

1 7.9

To start moving suddenly and very fast from a stop

is similar but emphasizes continuous force rather than just a start

T

to thrust ahead

vsto onrush

1 5.7

To push forward through a crowd to get ahead

is often sudden and aimed toward someone or something rather than crowd movement

E

to elance

vsto onrush

9.9

To move suddenly and fast in one direction

is sudden and forceful often moves toward someone or something

C

to cannonball along

vsto onrush

• Informal

7.1

To move very quickly in a straight, forceful way

is equally forceful but often directed at someone or something

B

to bullrush through

vsto onrush

• UK

8.9

Move quickly through a crowd while pushing people aside

is similar but wider not limited to moving through people

Antonyms

R

retreat

80 4.4

A move back from a place to escape danger

R

to recede

67 4.8

To move back or become less strong

How Forcefully

to charge

150 3.6

to onrush

1 6.7

to surge

52 4.1

to rush

637 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology