onrush /ˈɒnˌɹʌʃ/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •A forceful rush or flow forward.So persistent is the onrush of new construction in New York that the first temptation for the architecture buff is to track down the latest things, be they good or bad […] — 1987 •An aggressive assault.He caught Grendel's right hand, and still without rising from his bed, stopped the monster's onrush. — 1961 verb2 •To rush or flow forward forcefully.Werner’s run had created the space and Havertz got there before the onrushing Ederson, catching a little break off the goalkeeper before rolling it into the empty net. — 2021 •To assault aggressively. formsonrushed · onrushing · onrushes