- [singular] a sudden strong movement or action
- rush for something Shoppers made a rush for the exits.
- in a rush The words came out in a rush.
- in the rush to do something She was trampled in the rush to get out.
- They listened to the rush of the sea below.
- The door blew open, letting in a rush of cold air.
- He had a rush of blood to the head (= suddenly lost control of himself) and punched the man.
- rush towards something (figurative) The ancient art is all but lost in the city's headlong rush towards industrialisation.
- an adrenaline/a sugar rush
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- headlong
- sudden
- adrenalin
- …
- experience
- feel
- rush for
- rush of
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- [singular, uncountable] a situation in which you are in a hurry and need to do things quickly
- What's the rush?
- ‘I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.’ ‘There's no rush.’
- in a rush I can't stop—I'm in a rush.
- The note looked like it had been written in a rush.
- in a rush to do something I’m not in any rush to get back to work.
- The trip to Paris was all a mad rush.
- a rush job (= one that has been done quickly)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awful
- big
- frantic
- …
- avoid
- decision
- job
- hour
- …
- in a rush
- rush for
- rush of
- …
- have a rush on
- [singular] a situation in which people are very busy and there is a lot of activity
- Book now and avoid the last-minute rush.
- The evening rush was just starting.
- the Christmas rush
- We've had a rush on at the office, dealing with the backlog of orders.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awful
- big
- frantic
- …
- avoid
- decision
- job
- hour
- …
- in a rush
- rush for
- rush of
- …
- have a rush on
- [singular] rush (of something) a sudden strong emotion or sign of strong emotion
- a sudden rush of excitement/fear/anger
Extra Examples- She experienced a sudden rush of emotion.
- He felt a sudden rush of excitement.
- When she heard his voice it was with a rush of relief.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- headlong
- sudden
- adrenalin
- …
- experience
- feel
- rush for
- rush of
- [singular] a sudden feeling of extreme pleasure or excitement
- Parachuting will give you the rush of a lifetime.
- Users of the drug report experiencing a rush that lasts several minutes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- headlong
- sudden
- adrenalin
- …
- experience
- feel
- rush for
- rush of
- [singular] rush (on/for something) a sudden large demand for goods, etc. synonym run (8)
- There's been a rush on umbrellas this week.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awful
- big
- frantic
- …
- avoid
- decision
- job
- hour
- …
- in a rush
- rush for
- rush of
- …
- have a rush on
- [countable, usually plural] a tall plant like grass that grows near water. Its long thin stems can be dried and used for making baskets, the seats of chairs, etc.
- rush matting
- rushes[plural] (specialist) the first prints of a film before they have been edited
- [countable] an occasion when a player or players run towards a player on the other team who has the ball
- There was a rush on the quarterback.
- [countable] an occasion when a player runs forward with the ball
- Johnson carried the ball an average of 6 yards per rush.
- [singular] (North American English) the time when parties are held for students who want to join a fraternity or sorority
- rush week
- a rush party
fast movement
hurry
busy situation
of feeling
sudden demand
plant
of film/movie
in American football
in American colleges
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 6 and noun senses 8 to 10 late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French ruser ‘drive back’, an early sense of the word in English, perhaps based on Latin rursus ‘backwards’. noun sense 7 Old English risc, rysc, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
See rush in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarygive somebody/get the bum’s rush
- (informal) to force somebody/be forced to leave a place quickly
- He was soon given the bum's rush from the club.
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