Definitions and meaning of rush
rush
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹʌʃ/
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- Homophone: Rush
- Rhymes: -ʌʃ
Etymology 1
From Middle English risshe, rusch, risch, from Old English rysċ, rysċe, risċ, risċe, from a merger of Proto-West Germanic *riskijā, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)resg- (“to weave”) and Proto-West Germanic *ruskijā, borrowed from Latin rūscum (“butcher's broom”), of unknown origin + *-jā (animal and plant suffix). Cognates include West Frisian risk, Dutch rus (“bulrush”), Norwegian Bokmål rusk, dialectal Norwegian ryskje (“hair-grass”). Further cognates include Russian розга (rozga).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- (plant of the genus Juncus): Synonym: juncus
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- A wick.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Middle English ruschen, russchen (“to rush, startle, make a loud rushing noise”), from Old English hrysċan (“to jolt, startle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurskijan, from Proto-Germanic *hurskijaną (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run, hurry”).
Cognate with Old High German hursken (“to hurry, speed, incite, accelerate”), Old English horsc (“quick, quick-witted, clever”).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- A sudden forward motion.
- A surge.
- General haste.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
- Synonym: zerg
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- (American football, dated) A rusher; a lineman.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- (US, dated, university slang) A perfect recitation.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
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Translations
Verb
rush (third-person singular simple present rushes, present participle rushing, simple past and past participle rushed)
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
- (military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- Synonym: zerg
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- (US, slang, dated) To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- Antonym: drag
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:rush (hurry)
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
rush (not comparable)
- Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure, especially if therefore done badly.
Usage notes
Used only before a noun.
See also
Further reading
- Juncaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rush_(football) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English rush.
Pronunciation
Noun
rush m (plural rushs)
- rush (in sport)
- (cinematography) rushes
- (video games) rush
- (Quebec) rush (hurried state)
Further reading
- “rush”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English rush.
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha or rushene)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
References
- “rush” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “rush” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English rush.
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
References
- “rush” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Source: wiktionary.org