- rush
- [[t]rʌ̱ʃ[/t]]
♦♦♦rushes, rushing, rushed1) VERB If you rush somewhere, you go there quickly.
[V prep/adv] A schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's life...
[V prep/adv] Someone inside the building rushed out...
I've got to rush. Got a meeting in a few minutes...
[V to-inf] Shop staff rushed to get help.
Syn:dash, hurry2) VERB If people rush to do something, they do it as soon as they can, because they are very eager to do it.[V to-inf] Russian banks rushed to buy as many dollars as they could...
Before you rush to book a table, bear in mind that lunch for two would cost ₤ 150.
Syn:3) N-SING A rush is a situation in which you need to go somewhere or do something very quickly.The men left in a rush...
It was all rather a rush...
Then there was the mad rush not to be late for school.
4) N-SING: usu N for n If there is a rush for something, many people suddenly try to get it or do it.Record stores are expecting a huge rush for the single.
...the rush for contracts.
5) N-SING: the N, oft supp N The rush is a period of time when many people go somewhere or do something.The shop's opening coincided with the Christmas rush...
Apply before the rush starts.
...the annual rush to the beaches.
6) VERB If you rush something, you do it in a hurry, often too quickly and without much care.[V n] You can't rush a search...
[V n] Chew your food well and do not rush meals...
[V at n] Instead of rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.
Derived words:rushed ADJ-GRADEDThe report had all the hallmarks of a rushed job.
7) VERB If you rush someone or something to a place, you take them there quickly.[V n prep] We got an ambulance and rushed her to hospital...
[V n prep] Federal agents rushed him into a car...
[V n with adv] We'll rush it round today if possible.
8) V-ERG If you rush into something or are rushed into it, you do it without thinking about it for long enough.[V into n] He will not rush into any decisions...
[V in] They had rushed in without adequate appreciation of the task...
[be V-ed into n] Ministers won't be rushed into a response...
[V n] Don't rush him or he'll become confused.
Derived words:rushed ADJ-GRADED usu v-link ADJAt no time did I feel rushed or under pressure.
9) VERB If you rush something or someone, you move quickly and forcefully at them, often in order to attack them.[V n] They rushed the entrance and forced their way in...
[V at n] Tom came rushing at him from another direction.
10) VERB If air or liquid rushes somewhere, it flows there suddenly and quickly.[V prep/adv] Water rushes out of huge tunnels...
[V prep/adv] The air was rushing past us all the time.
[V-ing] ...the sound of rushing water.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with suppRush is also a noun.A rush of air on my face woke me. ...the perpetual rush of the mill stream.
11) N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp If you experience a rush of a feeling, you suddenly experience it very strongly.A rush of pure affection swept over him...
He felt a sudden rush of panic at the thought.
12) N-PLURAL Rushes are plants with long thin stems that grow near water.13) N-PLURAL In film-making, the rushes of a film are the parts of it that have been filmed but have not yet been edited. [TECHNICAL]14) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you are rushed off your feet, you are extremely busy. [INFORMAL]We used to be rushed off our feet at lunchtimes.
Phrasal Verbs:- rush out
English dictionary. 2008.
