rush
English Thesaurus
1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bolt, dash, |
| definition | : | the act of moving with great haste (noun.act) |
2. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | run, running, running game, running play, |
| definition | : | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | american football, american football game, |
| definition | : | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays (noun.act) |
3. a sudden burst of activity (noun.event)
4. a sudden forceful flow (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | flow, flowing, |
| definition | : | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | debris storm, debris surge, |
| definition | : | the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | onrush, |
| definition | : | a forceful forward rush or flow (noun.event) |
5. the swift release of a store of affective force (noun.feeling)
6. physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | american revolutionary leader, |
| definition | : | a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States (noun.person) |
7. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant, |
| definition | : | a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | juncus bufonius, toad rush, |
| definition | : | low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan (noun.plant) |
8. urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | exhort, press, urge, urge on, |
| definition | : | force or impel in an indicated direction (verb.communication) |
9. act or move at high speed (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
10. attack suddenly (verb.competition)
| hyponym | : | bear down, charge, |
| definition | : | to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle (verb.competition) |
11. cause to occur rapidly (verb.creation)
12. move fast (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
13. cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
14. run with the ball, in football (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | run, |
| definition | : | move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time (verb.motion) |
15. done under pressure (adj.all)
| similar | : | hurried, |
| definition | : | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste (adj.all) |
16. not accepting reservations (adj.all)
| similar | : | unreserved, |
| definition | : | not reserved (adj.all) |
17. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act)
| derivation | : | hurry, rush, |
| definition | : | urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, |
| definition | : | move fast (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | race, rush, |
| definition | : | cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion) |
18. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line (noun.act)
| derivation | : | rush, |
| definition | : | run with the ball, in football (verb.motion) |
19. a sudden burst of activity (noun.event)
20. a sudden forceful flow (noun.event)
| derivation | : | surge, tide, |
| definition | : | rise or move forward (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | billow, heave, surge, |
| definition | : | rise and move, as in waves or billows (verb.motion) |
21. the swift release of a store of affective force (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | thrill, tickle, vibrate, |
| definition | : | feel sudden intense sensation or emotion (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | thrill, |
| definition | : | cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input (verb.perception) |
22. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | rushy, |
| definition | : | abounding in rushes (adj.all) |
23. urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change)
| antonym | : | delay, detain, hold up, |
| definition | : | cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, |
| definition | : | a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry (noun.state) |
24. act or move at high speed (verb.change)
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rush, |
| definition | : | a sudden burst of activity (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | rusher, |
| definition | : | a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | festination, |
| definition | : | involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease) (noun.state) |
25. cause to occur rapidly (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | inducement, inducing, |
| definition | : | act of bringing about a desired result (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | induction, |
| definition | : | the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) (noun.act) |
26. move fast (verb.motion)
| antonym | : | dawdle, linger, |
| definition | : | take one's time; proceed slowly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fastness, speed, swiftness, |
| definition | : | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | speed, velocity, |
| definition | : | distance travelled per unit time (noun.time) |
27. cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
28. run with the ball, in football (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rusher, |
| definition | : | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball (noun.person) |
29. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act)
| derivation | : | hurry, rush, |
| definition | : | urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, |
| definition | : | move fast (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | race, rush, |
| definition | : | cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion) |
30. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line (noun.act)
| derivation | : | rush, |
| definition | : | run with the ball, in football (verb.motion) |
31. a sudden burst of activity (noun.event)
32. a sudden forceful flow (noun.event)
| derivation | : | surge, tide, |
| definition | : | rise or move forward (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | billow, heave, surge, |
| definition | : | rise and move, as in waves or billows (verb.motion) |
33. the swift release of a store of affective force (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | thrill, tickle, vibrate, |
| definition | : | feel sudden intense sensation or emotion (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | thrill, |
| definition | : | cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input (verb.perception) |
34. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | rushy, |
| definition | : | abounding in rushes (adj.all) |
35. urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change)
| antonym | : | delay, detain, hold up, |
| definition | : | cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, |
| definition | : | a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry (noun.state) |
36. act or move at high speed (verb.change)
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rush, |
| definition | : | a sudden burst of activity (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | rusher, |
| definition | : | a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | festination, |
| definition | : | involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease) (noun.state) |
37. cause to occur rapidly (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | inducement, inducing, |
| definition | : | act of bringing about a desired result (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | induction, |
| definition | : | the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) (noun.act) |
38. move fast (verb.motion)
| antonym | : | dawdle, linger, |
| definition | : | take one's time; proceed slowly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fastness, speed, swiftness, |
| definition | : | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | speed, velocity, |
| definition | : | distance travelled per unit time (noun.time) |
39. cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | haste, hurry, rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act) |
40. run with the ball, in football (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | rush, rushing, |
| definition | : | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rusher, |
| definition | : | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball (noun.person) |
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