Dictionary entry details
• RUSH (noun)
Meaning:
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rush; haste; rushing; hurry
Context example:
in his haste to leave he forgot his book
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rush"):
bolt; dash (the act of moving with great haste)
scamper; scramble; scurry (rushing about hastily in an undignified way)
Meaning:
A sudden forceful flow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
upsurge; surge; spate; rush
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rush"):
debris storm; debris surge (the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building)
onrush (a forceful forward rush or flow)
Meaning:
Grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rush"):
Juncus tenuis; slender rush (tufted wiry rush of wide distribution)
Juncus leseurii; salt rush (rush of the Pacific coast of North America)
hard rush; Juncus inflexus (tall rush of temperate regions)
Juncus bufonius; toad rush (low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan)
jointed rush; Juncus articulatus (rush of Australia)
bullrush; bulrush; common rush; Juncus effusus; soft rush (tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America)
Holonyms ("rush" is a member of...):
family Juncaceae; Juncaceae; rush family (tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes)
Meaning:
Physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benjamin Rush; Rush
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
Meaning:
The swift release of a store of affective force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
thrill; kick; boot; bang; flush; rush; charge
Context examples:
they got a great bang out of it / what a boot! / he got a quick rush from injecting heroin / he does it for kicks
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
excitement; exhilaration (the feeling of lively and cheerful joy)
Meaning:
A sudden burst of activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
come back after the rush
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
burst; flare-up; outburst (a sudden violent happening)
Meaning:
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rushing; rush
Context example:
the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
Hypernyms ("rush" is a kind of...):
run; running; running game; running play ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
• RUSH (adjective)
Meaning:
Not accepting reservations
Synonyms:
first-come-first-serve; rush
Similar:
unreserved (not reserved)
Meaning:
Done under pressure
Synonyms:
rushed; rush
Context example:
a rush job
Similar:
hurried (moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste)
• RUSH (verb)
Meaning:
Step on it
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
speed; rush along; rush; race; pelt along; hotfoot; hie; cannonball along; bucket along; belt along; hasten
Context examples:
He rushed down the hall to receive his guests / The cars raced down the street
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rush"):
barge; push forward; thrust ahead (push one's way)
buck; charge; shoot; shoot down; tear (move quickly and violently)
dart; dash; flash; scoot; scud; shoot (run or move very quickly or hastily)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They rush up the hill
Antonym:
linger (take one's time; proceed slowly)
Meaning:
Attack suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rush"):
bear down; charge (to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Urge to an unnatural speed
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
hurry; rush
Context example:
Don't rush me, please!
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
exhort; press; urge; urge on (force or impel in an indicated direction)
Cause:
festinate; hasten; hurry; look sharp; rush (act or move at high speed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
delay (cause to be slowed down or delayed)
Meaning:
Act or move at high speed
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
festinate; hasten; look sharp; hurry; rush
Context examples:
We have to rush! / hurry--it's late!
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Run with the ball, in football
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to move fast or to rush or race
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
race; rush
Context example:
The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They rush the car down the avenue
Meaning:
Cause to occur rapidly
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
induce; hasten; stimulate; rush
Context example:
the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Hypernyms (to "rush" is one way to...):
effect; effectuate; set up (produce)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
