bull rush
Slam into someone
Bull rush (also bullrush or bulrush) refers to tall wetland plants with cylindrical stems, found along pond edges and marshes.
Separately, to bull rush is to charge forward aggressively, overwhelming someone through sheer force and momentum: The linebacker bull rushed the quarterback.
The verb likely comes from the image of a charging bull rather than the plant.
- cattailWetland plant, brown spike
- marsh grassPlants of waterlogged lowlands
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- water plantFlora thriving in wetlands
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
wetland · wetland habitat · swamp · charge · tackle · defensive line · stampede · full steam · running back · rampage · football · blitz · power move · attack · pond · sedge · waterfowl · muddy
- Defensive Linedefensive tackle, defensive end, nose tackle, nose guard, left tackle
- line blockingdouble team, chop block, wall off, pass protection
bull rushpatience
Calm during delays
strategic retreat · deception · indirect attack · waiting game · rope-a-dope
bull rushretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · backing off · standing pat · disengagement · yielding