English adjective: rush | |||
1. | rush not accepting reservations | ||
Synonyms | first-come-first-serve | ||
Similar | unreserved | ||
Antonyms | reserved | ||
2. | rush done under pressure | ||
Samples | A rush job. | ||
Synonyms | rushed | ||
Similar | hurried | ||
Antonyms | unhurried | ||
English noun: rush | |||
1. | rush (act) the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | ||
Samples | In his haste to leave he forgot his book. | ||
Synonyms | haste, hurry, rushing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bolt, dash, scamper, scramble, scurry | ||
2. | rush (event) a sudden forceful flow | ||
Synonyms | spate, surge, upsurge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | debris storm, debris surge, onrush | ||
3. | rush (plant) grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bullrush, bulrush, common rush, hard rush, jointed rush, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus leseurii, Juncus tenuis, salt rush, slender rush, soft rush, toad rush | ||
Member meronym | family Juncaceae, Juncaceae, rush family | ||
4. | Rush (person) physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) | ||
Synonyms | Benjamin Rush | ||
Instance hypernym | American Revolutionary leader, doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico, physician | ||
5. | rush (feeling) the swift release of a store of affective force | ||
Samples | They got a great bang out of it. What a boot!. He got a quick rush from injecting heroin. He does it for kicks. | ||
Synonyms | bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, thrill | ||
Broader (hypernym) | excitement, exhilaration | ||
6. | rush (event) a sudden burst of activity | ||
Samples | Come back after the rush. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | burst, flare-up, outburst | ||
7. | rush (act) (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line | ||
Samples | The linebackers were ready to stop a rush. | ||
Synonyms | rushing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | run, running, running game, running play | ||
Domain category | American football, American football game | ||
English verb: rush | |||
1. | rush (motion) move fast | ||
Samples | He rushed down the hall to receive his guests. The cars raced down the street. | ||
Examples | They rush up the hill | ||
Synonyms | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush along, speed, step on it | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | barge, buck, charge, dart, dash, flash, push forward, scoot, scud, shoot, shoot, shoot down, tear, thrust ahead | ||
Antonyms | dawdle, linger | ||
2. | rush (competition) attack suddenly | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assail, assault, attack, set on | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear down, charge | ||
3. | rush (change) urge to an unnatural speed | ||
Samples | Don't rush me, please!. | ||
Synonyms | hurry | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exhort, press, urge, urge on | ||
Cause | festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush | ||
Antonyms | delay, detain, hold up | ||
4. | rush (change) act or move at high speed | ||
Samples | We have to rush!. Hurry--it's late!. | ||
Synonyms | festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
5. | rush (motion) run with the ball, in football | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | run | ||
6. | rush (motion) cause to move fast or to rush or race | ||
Samples | The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze. | ||
Examples | They rush the car down the avenue | ||
Synonyms | race | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
7. | rush (creation) cause to occur rapidly | ||
Samples | The infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions. | ||
Synonyms | hasten, induce, stimulate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effect, effectuate, set up | ||