rush :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (8)

n. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

n. a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"

n. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

haste, hurry, rush, rushing

n. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

Verbs (25)

rush

v. attack suddenly

rush

v. run with the ball, in football

rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate

v. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

Adverbs (0)

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Adjectives (2)

first-come-first-serve(p), rush

adj. not accepting reservations

Fuzzynyms (213)

jet, squirt, spurt, spirt

n. the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

flash, flashing

n. a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"

outbreak, eruption, irruption

n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce

n. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

emergence, outgrowth, growth

n. the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

increase

n. a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"

speed, velocity

n. distance travelled per unit time

speed, swiftness, fastness

n. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"

haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation

n. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

explosion

n. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

sack

n. the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate

v. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

inspire

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally

v. call to arms; of military personnel

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

excite

v. produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up

v. evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate

v. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

flee, fly, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

cascade

v. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

plunge

v. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"

pour

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

blitz

v. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

streak

v. run naked in a public place

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, jump off

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

submerge, submerse

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

Synonyms (3)

charge, bear down

v. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

unbooked

adj. not reserved in advance

Antonyms (15)

delay, detain, hold up

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"