rush

1. verb

1)

she rushed home

Syn:

hurry, dash, run, race, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, careen, hare, fly, speed, zoom, scurry, scuttle, scamper, hasten; informal tear, belt, pelt, scoot, zip, whip, hotfoot it, leg it, bomb, hightail it

2)

water rushed along gutters

Syn:

flow, pour, gush, surge, stream, cascade, run, course

3)

the legislation was rushed through both houses

Syn:

push, hurry, hasten, speed, hustle, press, force

4)

the mob rushed the police

Syn:

attack, charge, run at, assail, storm

2. noun

1)

Tim made a rush for the exit

Syn:

dash, run, sprint, dart, bolt, charge, scramble, break

2)

the lunch rush

Syn:

hustle and bustle, commotion, hubbub, stir; busy time

3)

a last-minute rush for flights

Syn:

demand, clamor, call, request; run on

4)

he was in no rush to leave

Syn:

hurry, haste, urgency

5)

a rush of adrenaline

Syn:

surge, flow, flood, spurt, stream; thrill, flash; informal charge, jolt, kick

6)

a rush of cold air

Syn:

gust, blast, draft

7)

I made a sudden rush at him

Syn:

charge, onslaught, attack, assault, onrush

3. adjective

a rush job

Syn:

urgent, high-priority, emergency; hurried, hasty, fast, quick, swift; informal hurry-up