rushes
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Definitions ofrushes
- 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.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- A wick.
- A sudden forward motion.
- A surge.
Example: "A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume."
- General haste.
Example: "Many errors were made in the rush to finish."
- A rapid, noisy flow.
Example: "a rush of water; a rush of footsteps"
- A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
Synonyms: zerg
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
Example: "a rush on the quarterback"
- A rusher; a lineman.
Example: "the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line"
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
Example: "The rollercoaster gave me a rush."
- A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
Example: "rush week"
- (college slang) A perfect recitation.
- A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
Example: "rush one's dinner; rush off an email response"
- To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
Example: "armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice."
- To dribble rapidly.
- (contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
Example: "Don't rush your client or he may withdraw."
- To make a swift or sudden attack.
- To swiftly attack without warning.
- To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
Synonyms: zerg
- (college) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
- To transport or carry quickly.
Example: "The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport."
- To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
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