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noun / verb

rush

RUSH/rʌʃ/

A rapid forceful surge of movement or action.

Commuters rush through the station doors as soon as they open.

A sudden crowd of commuters surges through newly opened station doors, forward movement and urgency obvious, no falling people or signs.
Etymology
rushOld Frenchto dodge, repel

The ancestor meant “to dodge, repel,” and early English used the verb for driving back or down. The noun’s forceful charge broadened into a sudden surge of activity or feeling.

In context

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More examples

  • The lunch rush keeps every server busy.
  • A rush of relief washes over me.
  • Please don't rush me while I check the numbers.

Forms

rush · rushes · rushed · rushing

Similar words

surge
Emphasizes a sudden swelling or forward movement, not necessarily haste.
hurry
Emphasizes speed or urgency rather than a forceful surge.
burst
Emphasizes a brief, sudden outbreak of activity or feeling.