Rush - Definition

adj 1: not accepting reservations [syn: first-come-first-
serve(p), rush]
2: done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: rush(a), rushed]
n 1: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in
his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste,
hurry, rush, rushing]
2: a sudden forceful flow [syn: rush, spate, surge,
upsurge]
3: grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical
often hollow stems
4: physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the
Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn: Rush,
Benjamin Rush]
5: 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" [syn: bang,
boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick]
6: a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
7: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running
into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
[syn: rush, rushing]
v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
"The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot,
hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush
along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along,
step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger]
2: attack suddenly
3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn:
rush, hurry] [ant: delay, detain, hold up]
4: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's
late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp,
festinate]
5: run with the ball, in football
6: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist
raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: race, rush]
7: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high
fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, stimulate,
rush, hasten]