1a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people:there was a rush for the door
a sudden flow or flood:she felt a rush of cold air
a flurry of hasty activity:the pre-Christmas rush [as modifier]:a rush job
a sudden strong demand for a commodity:there’s been a rush onthe Western News because of the murder
a sudden intense feeling:Mark felt a rush of anger
informal a sudden thrill or feeling of euphoria such as experienced after taking certain drugs:users experience a rush
2 American Football an act of advancing forward, especially towards the quarterback.
3 (rushes) the first prints made of a film after a period of shooting:after the shoot the agency team will see the rushes
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1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move with urgent haste:Oliver rushed after herI rushed outside and hailed a taxi
(of air or a liquid) flow strongly:the water rushed in through the great oaken gates
[no object] act with great haste:as soon as the campaign started they rushed into action [with infinitive]:shoppers rushed to buy computers
[with object] force (someone) to act hastily:I don’t want to rush you into something
[with object and adverbial of direction] take (someone) somewhere with great haste:an ambulance was waiting to rush him to hospital
[with two objects] deliver (something) quickly to (someone):we’ll rush you a copy at once
(rush something out) produce and distribute something very quickly:a rewritten textbook was rushed out last autumn
[with object] deal with (something) hurriedly:panic measures were rushed through parliament
[with object] dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture:to rush the bank and fire willy-nilly could be disastrous for everyone
2 [with object] American Football advance towards (an opposing player, especially the quarterback):a linebacker who was gifted in rushing the quarterback
[no object] run from scrimmage with the ball:he rushed for 100 yards on 22 carries
3 [with object]US entertain (a new student) in order to assess suitability for membership of a college fraternity or sorority: (as noun rushing)athletics and fraternity rushing were much more important than anything that happened to you in the classroom
4 [with object]British informal, dated overcharge (a customer):They rushed you, all right! It’s not worth a penny more than £120
rush one's fences
British act with undue haste:although they had created an expectation of radical reform, his team were not going to rush their fences
a rush of blood (to the head)
a sudden attack of wild irrationality:what lost us the match was a rush of blood to the head when they had the man sent off
