rush

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Synonyms 1.3.2.1.1 Translations 1.3.3 Adjective 1.3.3.1 Usage notes 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Proper noun 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ʌʃ

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English rysc.

[edit] Noun

rush (plural rushes)

1. Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus Juncus having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers.
2. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English ruschen, russchen "to rush, startle" from Old English hrȳscan "to startle, jolt" from Proto-Germanic *rūskjanan, rūsanan (“‘to rush, storm, be fierce, be cruel’”) from Proto-Indo-European *(o)rewǝ- (“‘to drive, move, agitate’”). Akin to Middle Low German rūschen "to rush", Middle High German rūschen, riuschen "to rush" (German rauschen "to rush"), North Frisian ruse "to rush", Dutch ruisen "to rush", Danish ruse "to rush", Swedish rusa "to rush", Old English hrēosan "to rush". Cf corresponding noun, Middle English rusche, rushe "a charge, onset, loud noise, crash" from Old English hrȳsc "loud noise, crash, bang", Middle High German rūsch "a charge, rush". Influenced by Middle English russhen "to force back" from Anglo-Norman russher, russer from Old French ruser, rëuser.

According to the OED, English rush is an adaptation of Anglo-Norman russher, russer "to force back, down, out of place, by violent impact", also "to pull out or drag off violently or hastily", from Old French re(h)usser, ruser (although the connection of the forms with single -s- and double -ss- is dubious; also adopted in English ruse; French ruser "to retreat, drive back"), from an assumed Low Latin *refusare and Latin refundere "to cause to flow back", although connection to the same Germanic root is also possible. More at rouse.

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rush (plural rushes)

1. A sudden forward motion.
2. A surge.

   A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.

3. General haste.

   Many errors were made in the rush to finish.

4. A rapid, noisy flow.

   a rush of water

   a rush of footsteps

5. (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
6. (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.

   a rush on the quaterback

7. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.

   The rollercoaster gave me a rush.

8. (US, figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.

   rush week

[edit] Derived terms

• adrenalin rush
• bum's rush
• rush goalie
• rush hour
• rush job
• sugar rush

[edit] Translations

onslaught See onslaught

[edit] Verb

to rush (third-person singular simple present rushes, present participle rushing, simple past and past participle rushed)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.

   rush one's dinner

2. (intransitive) To flow rapidly or noisily.
3. (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
4. (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
5. (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.

   Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.

6. (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
7. (military) To swiftly attach to without warning.
8. (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.

   The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport.

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• See also Wikisaurus:rush (hurry)

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[edit] Adjective

rush (comparative more rush, superlative most rush)

1. Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.

   rush job

[edit] Usage notes

Used only before a noun.

[edit] Etymology 3

Abbreviation of remote use of shared hardware.

[edit] Proper noun

RUSH

1. (computing) A dialect of the language PL/1.

[edit] See also

• rushes
• Wikipedia article on various meanings of the word "rush" or "Rush"
• Wikipedia article on the rush, the plant
• Wikipedia article on rushing in American football