rush (
http://definr.com/rush)
adj 1: not accepting reservations [syn:
first-come-first-serve(p)]
2: done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn:
rush(a),
rushed]
n 1: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in
his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn:
haste,
hurry,
rushing]
2: a sudden forceful flow [syn:
spate,
surge,
upsurge]
3: grasslike plants growing in wet places and having
cylindrical often hollow stems
4: physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the
Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn:
Rush, {Benjamin
Rush}]
5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for
kicks" [syn:
bang,
boot,
charge,
flush,
thrill,
kick]
6: a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"; "he
joined the gold rush"
7: (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into
the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
[syn:
rushing]
v 1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
"The cars raced down the street" [syn:
hotfoot,
hasten,
hie,
speed,
race,
pelt along,
rush along, {cannonball
along},
bucket along,
belt along] [ant:
linger]
2: attack suddenly
3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn:
hurry]
[ant:
delay]
4: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!" [syn:
hasten,
hurry,
look sharp]
5: run with the ball, in football
6: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist
raced the rats through a long maze" [syn:
race]
7: of bodily processes such as fever, illness, etc. [syn:
induce,
stimulate,
hasten]