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

hurry, rush, hasten, look sharp, act quickly

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

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

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Adjectives (4)

rush, rushed

adj. done under pressure; "a rush job"

rush, first-come-first-served

adj. not accepting reservations

Fuzzynyms (215)

speed, velocity

n. distance travelled per unit time

speed, swiftness, velocity

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

haste, hurry, hastiness, hurriedness

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

explosion, burst, eruption

n. the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

liberation, release, discharge, firing, dismissal, sack, sacking

n. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

geyser

n. a spring that discharges hot water and steam

spout

n. an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

torrent, violent stream

n. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

wave, moving ridge

n. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

eruption, dissilience

n. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

outburst, flare-up

n. a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

surge, billow

n. a large sea wave

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

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

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

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

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

hurry, rush

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

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

hurry, rush, hasten, look sharp, act quickly

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

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

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

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

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

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

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

shape, influence, regulate, determine

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"

rally, call up, mobilize

v. call to arms; of military personnel

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

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

excite, arouse a feeling

v. arouse or elicit a feeling

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

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

kick up, evoke, call forth, provoke

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

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

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

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

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

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

hurry, rush

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

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

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

hurry, rush, hasten, look sharp, act quickly

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

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

fly, flee, take flight

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

cascade, cascade down, fall like a cascade

v. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

pour, cause to run

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

soar, zoom, surge, soar up, soar upwards, rise rapidly

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"

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

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, dart, fleet

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

blitz, attack suddenly and without warning

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

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

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, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

submerge, sink below the surface

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

Synonyms (20)