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1. (noun) haste, hurry, rush, rushing
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
"in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

2. (noun) rush, spate, surge, upsurge
a sudden forceful flow

3. (noun) rush
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

4. (noun) Rush, Benjamin Rush
physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

5. (noun) bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
the swift release of a store of affective force
"they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"

6. (noun) rush
a sudden burst of activity
"come back after the rush"

7. (noun) rush, rushing
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
"the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

8. (adj) first-come-first-serve(p), rush
not accepting reservations

9. (adj) rush(a), rushed
done under pressure
"a rush job"

10. (verb) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
move fast
"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

11. (verb) rush
attack suddenly

12. (verb) rush, hurry
urge to an unnatural speed
"Don't rush me, please!"

13. (verb) rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
act or move at high speed
"We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

14. (verb) rush
run with the ball, in football

15. (verb) race, rush
cause to move fast or to rush or race
"The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

16. (verb) induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

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