rush
Sudden quick movement
To rush is to move quickly, usually to a destination.
To rush in American football is to advance the ball by running.
To rush at someone is to move towards them with force.
Fast-moving water is said to rush.
A rush is an instance of rushing, especially one of many people going to a place (gold rush).
A rush is also a feeling of great excitement (adrenaline rush).
Before another noun, rush characterizes something done very quickly, often too quickly (rush decision).
A different rush is an aquatic plant.
Energetic, aggressive action
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- scrambleMix into disorder
- hasteExcessive quickness
scurry · hasten · race · sprint · bolt · dart · scamper · whisk
Cost or accusation
- assaultViolent offensive act
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
offensive · raid · surge · advance · stampede · incursion · foray · onrush
Surge of intense excitement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- highGreat in altitude
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
euphoria · intensity · jolt · boost · pump · heart-pounding · stimulation · endorphins
Utmost height attained
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
surge · buying · boom · fever · scramble · mob · crowd · queue
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- cattailWetland plant, brown spike
- bulrushTall wetland sedge
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
sedge · tule · papyrus · matting · thatching · riverbank · bog · swamp
Steady continuous flow
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- gushFlow out forcefully
- surgeSudden powerful increase
cascade · current · tide · deluge · outpouring · wave · swell · influx
Swift, overwhelming offensive
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- sackRough fabric bag
- tackleGear or takedown
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
defense · pocket · snap · scramble · yards · down · gridiron · backfield
Time limit for completion
- pressureForce upon contact
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- last-minuteJust before deadline
emergency · crisis · expedite · critical · pressing · imminent · imperative · prompt
hustle
Energetic, aggressive action
haste · scurry · hasten · race · sprint · bolt · dart · scamper · whisk · zip
charge
Cost or accusation
storm · offensive · raid · surge · advance · stampede · incursion · foray · onrush · push
thrill
Surge of intense excitement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- highGreat in altitude
exhilaration · euphoria · intensity · jolt · boost · pump · heart-pounding · stimulation · endorphins · dopamine
peak
Utmost height attained
mania · surge · buying · boom · fever · scramble · mob · crowd · queue · shoppers
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
wetland · sedge · tule · papyrus · matting · thatching · riverbank · bog · swamp · wicker
stream
Steady continuous flow
surge · cascade · current · tide · deluge · outpouring · wave · swell · influx · coursing
blitz
Swift, overwhelming offensive
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- sackRough fabric bag
- tackleGear or takedown
linebacker · defense · pocket · snap · scramble · yards · down · gridiron · backfield · formation
deadline
Time limit for completion
- pressureForce upon contact
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
last-minute · emergency · crisis · expedite · critical · pressing · imminent · imperative · prompt · fast-track
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- commotioncommotion, clamor, brouhaha, bedlam, hullabaloo
- crowd movementstampede, surge, crowd surge, mob, throng
- excitementexcitement, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration, thrill
- forceful movementspush, shove, thrust, propel, ram
- forward motionwalking, running, jogging, sprinting, marching
rushdeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
careful · deliberation · deliberateness · methodical · cautious
rushed, ruse, rushing, rushes, rusher, rushee, outrushing, outrush