Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhsh]
- /rʌʃ/
- /rʌʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhsh]
- /rʌʃ/
Definitions of rush word
- verb without object rush to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence. 1
- verb without object rush to dash, especially to dash forward for an attack or onslaught. 1
- verb without object rush to appear, go, pass, etc., rapidly or suddenly: The blood rushed to his face. 1
- verb without object rush Football. to carry the ball on a running play or plays. 1
- verb with object rush to perform, accomplish, or finish with speed, impetuosity, or violence: They rushed the work to make the deadline. 1
- verb with object rush to carry or convey with haste: to rush an injured person to the hospital. 1
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Origin of rush
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; (v.) Middle English ruschen < Anglo-French russher, russer, Old French re(h)usser, re(h)user, ruser < Late Latin recūsāre, to push back, Latin: to refuse. See recuse, ruse; (noun) Middle English rus(s)che, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Rush
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rush popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rush usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rush
verb rush
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- aviate — to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
noun rush
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- beck — a nod, wave, or other gesture or signal
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
adjective rush
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
Antonyms for rush
verb rush
- bide one's time — to wait patiently for an opportunity
- blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
- bogged — wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- bogging — filthy; covered in dirt and grime
noun rush
- cooling-off period — A cooling-off period is an agreed period of time during which two sides with opposing views try to resolve a dispute before taking any serious action.
- cunctation — delay
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
adj rush
- hurried — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
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