rushers
Those who sprint
Rushers is the plural of rusher—someone who rushes.
In American football, a rusher is a defensive player who charges toward the quarterback, or an offensive player who carries the ball on running plays: The defense's rushers broke through the line.
More generally, anyone acting with haste or urgency: Early rushers got the best seats.
Quick burst or pinch
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- scrambleMix into disorder
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
race · hustle · gallop · scuttle · speed · haste · bustle · frenzy
dash
Quick burst or pinch
dart · race · hustle · gallop · scuttle · speed · haste · bustle · frenzy · flurry
lineman
Utility pole worker
blitz · defense · gridiron · NFL · blocker · edge · quarterback · pocket · pressure · penetration
stampede
Frenzied mass flight
horde · swarm · flood · wave · crush · pack · masses · onslaught · influx · charge
rushersblockers
Things that obstruct
passers · protectors · quarterbacks · receivers · linemen
- sugar rushesEnergy spikes from sweets
- adrenaline rushesIntense physiological arousal episodes
- gold rushesMass prospecting events
- head rushesMomentary faintness from posture change
- adrenalin rushesSudden surges of excitement
- rushed workCarelessly quick output