Sekirov Dictionary

rush

/ɹʌʃ/

verb13

  1. to do something too quickly, without enough care or thought
  2. To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
  3. To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
  4. To transport or carry quickly.
  5. To make a swift or sudden attack.
  6. To swiftly attack without warning.
  7. (slang) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
  8. To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
  9. To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
  10. 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.
  11. To dribble rapidly.
  12. To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
  13. (slang, old-fashioned) To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.

noun17

  1. General haste.
  2. A sudden forward motion.
  3. A surge.
  4. A rapid, noisy flow.
  5. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
  6. A sudden attack; an onslaught.
  7. The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
  8. The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
  9. A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
  10. 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.
  11. A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
  12. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
  13. (old-fashioned) A rusher; a lineman.
  14. A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
  15. The merest trifle; a straw.
  16. A wick.
  17. (US, old-fashioned) A perfect recitation.

adjective1

  1. Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure, especially if therefore done badly.
forms

rush'd · rushed · rusht · rushing · rushes · rusheth · rushest

Phrases with rush

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