Meaning of rush in English
rush
verb
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rushverb(GO/DO QUICKLY)
B2[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]

to (cause to) go or do something very quickly:

I've been rushing (about/around) all day trying to get everything done.

I rushed up the stairs/to the office/to find a phone.

When she turned it upside down the water rushed out.

[ + to infinitive ] We shouldn't rush to blame them.

You can't rush a job like this.

The emergency legislation was rushed through Parliament in a morning.

Don't rush me!

The United Nations has rushed medical aid and food to the famine zone.

He rushed the children off to school so they wouldn't be late.

rushverb(ATTACK)
[ T ]

If a group of people rush an enemy or the place where an enemy is, they attack suddenly and all together:

We rushed the palace gates and killed the guards.

rushverb(AMERICAN FOOTBALL)
[ I ]

In American football, to rush is to carry the ball forward across the place on the field where play begins. Also, a member of the opposite team rushes when they force their way to the back of the field quickly to catch the player carrying the ball.

rush
noun
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rushnoun(HURRY)
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a situation in which you have to hurry or move somewhere quickly:

Slow down! What's the rush?

Why is it always such a rush to get ready in the mornings?

Everyone seemed to be in a rush.

He was in a rush to get home.

They were in no rush to sell the house.

C2[ S ]

a time when a lot of things are happening or a lot of people are trying to do or get something:

There's always a rush to get the best seats.

I try to do my shopping before the Christmas rush.

There's been a rush for (= sudden popular demand for) tickets.

C2[ S ]

the act of suddenly moving somewhere quickly:

There was a rush of air as she opened the door.

They made a rush at him to get his gun.

[ S ]

a sudden movement of people to a certain area, usually because of some economic advantage:

the California gold rush

[ C ]

in American football, an attempt to run forwards carrying the ball, or an attempt to quickly reach and stop a player from the opposing team who is carrying the ball

rushnoun(SUDDEN FEELING)
[ S ]

a sudden strong emotion or physical feeling:

The memory of who he was came back to him with a rush.

I had my first cigarette for a year and felt a sudden rush (of dizziness).

rushnoun(PLANT)
[ C usually plural ]

a plant like grass that grows in or near water and whose long, thin, hollow stems can be dried and made into floor coverings, containers, etc.:

a rush mat

rush
verb [ I/T ]
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to do something or move very quickly, or to cause someone to act in such a way; hurry:

[ I ] She rushed toward me, talking and laughing.

[ I ] You shouldn’t rush out and buy one.

[ T ] We rushed her to the hospital.

[ T ] She never rushes her students.

rush
noun [ C/U ]
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something moving quickly, or the need for quick action:

[ C ] a rush of cold air

[ U ] There’s no rush, I can wait.

"It’s like this," she said in a rush (= quickly).

A rush is also a sudden strong emotion or physical feeling:

[ C ] a rush of excitement

rush
verb
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to move or go somewhere very quickly:

rush to/into/out of sth Rescue workers rushed to the site of the chemical fire.

[ I or T ]

to do something very quickly:

We can't rush the process.

They've asked us to rush delivery of the credit card machines.

Please do the work carefully and do not rush.

rush
noun [ S ]
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the state of hurrying somewhere:

be in a rush (to do sth) He was in a rush to get to the meeting.

In my rush to get home, I left my laptop on my desk.

a time when a lot of people are leaving one place and going to another, for example leaving work to go to lunch, go home, etc.:

the morning/lunchtime/evening rush

a time when many people try to buy something:

a rush for sth The museums offered a bargain family membership, prompting a rush for the ticket counter.

a rush on sth There was a rush on disposable cameras.

a sudden movement towards something:

make a rush at/for sth He made a rush at the door.