rush

rush¹ W3S2 [rʌʃ] v

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1¦(move quickly)¦

2 rush to do something

3¦(do something too quickly)¦

4¦(take/send urgently)¦

5¦(make somebody hurry)¦

6¦(liquid)¦

7¦(blood)¦

8¦(attack)¦

9¦(american universities)¦

10¦(american football)¦

Phrasal verbs

　rush around

　rush something<=>out

　rush something<=>through

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: ruser 'to drive back, deceive', from Latin recusare; RECUSE]

1.) ¦(MOVE QUICKLY)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon

= ↑hurry

▪ A small girl rushed past her.

▪ Mo rushed off down the corridor.

2.) rush to do sth

to do something very quickly and without delay

▪ I rushed to pack my suitcase before she came back.

▪ He rushed to help his comrade.

3.) ¦(DO SOMETHING TOO QUICKLY)¦ [I and T]

to do or decide something too quickly, especially so that you do not have time to do it carefully or well

▪ He does not intend to rush his decision.

rush into

▪ I'm not rushing into marriage again.

rush through

▪ She rushed through her script.

rush it/things

▪ When we first met, neither of us wanted to rush things.

4.) ¦(TAKE/SEND URGENTLY)¦ [T always + adverb/preposition]

to take or send someone or something somewhere very quickly, especially because of an unexpected problem

rush sb/sth to sth

▪ The Red Cross rushed medical supplies to the war zone.

▪ Dan was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries.

5.) ¦(MAKE SOMEBODY HURRY)¦ [T]

to try to make someone do something more quickly than they want to

▪ I'm sorry to rush you, but we need a decision by Friday.

rush sb into (doing) sth

▪ They felt they were being rushed into choosing a new leader.

6.) ¦(LIQUID)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

if water or another liquid rushes somewhere, it moves quickly

▪ Water rushed through the gorge.

7.) ¦(BLOOD)¦

blood rushes to sb's face/cheeks

used to say that someone's face becomes red because they feel embarrassed

▪ I felt the blood rush to my face as I heard my name.

8.) ¦(ATTACK)¦ [T]

to attack a person or place suddenly and in a group

▪ They rushed the guard and stole his keys.

9.) ¦(AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES)¦

AmE

a) [T]

to give parties for students, have meetings etc, in order to decide whether to let them join your ↑fraternity or ↑sorority (=type of club)

b) [I and T]

to go through the process of trying to be accepted into one of these clubs

10.)¦(AMERICAN FOOTBALL)¦ [I and T]

to carry the ball forward

rush around phr v

to try to do a lot of things in a short period of time

▪ Get things ready early so that you don't have to rush around at the last minute.

rush out [rush sth<=>out] phr v

to make a new product, book etc available for sale very quickly

▪ The new edition was rushed out just before Christmas.

rush through [rush sth<=>through] phr v

to deal with official or government business more quickly than usual

rush sth through sth

▪ The legislation was rushed through parliament.

rush ²

rush² n

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1¦(fast movement)¦

2¦(hurry)¦

3¦(busy period)¦

4¦(people wanting something)¦

5¦(feeling)¦

6¦(plant)¦

7¦(film)¦

8¦(american students)¦

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[Sense: 1-6, 7-8; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: RUSH¹]

[Sense: 6; Origin: Old English risc]

1.) ¦(FAST MOVEMENT)¦ [singular]

a sudden fast movement of things or people

rush of air/wind/water

▪ She felt a cold rush of air as she wound down her window.

in a rush

▪ Her words came out in a rush.

▪ At five past twelve there was a mad rush to the dinner hall.

2.) ¦(HURRY)¦ [singular,U]

a situation in which you need to hurry

▪ I knew there would be a last-minute rush to meet the deadline.

▪ Don't worry, there's no rush . We don't have to be at the station until 10.

do sth in a rush

(=do something quickly because you need to hurry)

▪ I had to do my homework in a rush because I was late.

be in a rush

▪ I'm sorry, I can't talk now - I'm in a rush.

3.) ¦(BUSY PERIOD)¦

the rush

the time in the day, month, year etc when a place or group of people is particularly busy

→↑peak

▪ The café is quiet until the lunchtime rush begins.

▪ the Christmas rush

→↑rush hour

4.) ¦(PEOPLE WANTING SOMETHING)¦ [singular]

a situation in which a lot of people suddenly try to do or get something

rush on

▪ There's always a rush on swimsuits in the hot weather.

rush to do sth

▪ the rush to put computers in all schools

→↑gold rush

5.) ¦(FEELING)¦ [singular]

a) informal a sudden strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing something exciting

→↑high

▪ The feeling of power gave me such a rush.

▪ an adrenalin rush

b) rush of anger/excitement/gratitude etc

a sudden very strong feeling of anger etc

▪ I felt a rush of excitement when she arrived.

▪ A rush of jealousy swept through her.

6.) ¦(PLANT)¦ [C usually plural]

a type of tall grass that grows in water, often used for making baskets

7.) ¦(FILM)¦

rushes [plural]

the first prints of a film before it has been ↑edited

American Equivalent: dailies

8.) ¦(AMERICAN STUDENTS)¦[U]

AmE the time when students in American universities who want to join a ↑fraternity or ↑sorority (=type of club) go to a lot of parties in order to try to be accepted

▪ rush week