Physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745 1813)
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of
Noun
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Noun
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
Noun
a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
Noun
a sudden forceful flow
Noun
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"
Noun
physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Noun
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Verb
urge to an unnatural speed; "Don''t rush me, please!"
Verb
act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it''s late!"
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attack suddenly
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cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
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step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
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cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
Verb
run with the ball, in football
Adjective S.
not accepting reservations
n.
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous
plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus.
n.
The merest trifle; a straw.
v. i.
To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous
rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a
precipice.
v. i.
To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or
without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or
speculation.
v. t.
To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to
hurry forward.
v. t.
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an
error.
n.
A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a
violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush
of water.
n.
Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.
n.
A perfect recitation.
n.
A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center
of the rush line; the end rush.
n.
The act of running with the ball.
Rush
John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.
Rush
Like to an entered tide, they all rush by.2.
They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers.
Rush
Rush
A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.2.
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of
To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste;
To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward.
A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course;
Usage Examples
Hollywood is the place to be for actors - and there's just a big rush when an Australian comes over just because there's less of them. I guess that's just how it is. Like if you pick a pink jellybean out of a jar of green ones it'd be amazing, but if you pick a green one, no one will care.
Even with, or perhaps, because of, this background, I have over the past few years sensed a very dramatic change in attitude on the part of Prince Edward Islanders towards the on-going rush for so-called modernization.
I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.
If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts.
Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death.
Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have achieved greatness before turning 30.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt's funny, because when you're younger you're in a rush to be 18 or 21 or whatever. But then you hit 30. And now, the days go by like hours. You think, 40, man, this could be the halfway point. It could be the three-quarters point, you know? Who knows?
In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.
In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - very, very freely. We even had no editorial supervision to speak of, because they were in such a rush to get the thing in before deadline. But later on we were restricted.
I am growing and learning. There's so much more that I want to accomplish and do. I'm gonna do it at whatever pace it happens. I'm not trying to rush anything or slow anything down.
If it doesn't feel like a job and I'm learning something and getting that rush that I get, I don't care if it's behind a camera, on a TV set, or on the moon.
If Michael Steele doesn't make you sad, well, then there's radio host Rush Limbaugh, no longer content with wanting the President to fail, Rush is now calling out Mr. Obama as a girly man.
I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society.We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?
I can tell you this: If I'm ever in a position to call the shots, I'm not going to rush to send somebody else's kids into a war.
Being a mother is quite tiring. There's not much time to do anything. You just rush around and it's hard work.
I'm going to take the kids away over Christmas but I don't, I've written 14 musicals now, I don't want to rush into doing something just for the sake of doing it. I want to do it when I find a story.
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