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Noun rushing has 2 senses
- rush, rushing - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
--1 is a kind of run, running, running play, running game
- haste, hurry, rush, rushing - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
--2 is a kind of motion, movement, move
--2 has particulars: dash, bolt; scamper, scramble, scurry
Verb rush has 7 senses
- rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along - step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Antonyms: linger, dawdle
Sample sentence:
They rush up the hill
- rush - attack suddenly
--2 is one way to assail, assault, set on, attack
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- rush, hurry - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
--3 is one way to urge, urge on, press, exhort
Antonyms: delay, detain, hold up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
--4 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- rush - run with the ball, in football
--5 is one way to run
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- race, rush - cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
--6 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:
They rush the car down the avenue
- induce, stimulate, rush, hasten - cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
--7 is one way to effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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