A Quick and Simple Dictionary

Rush

1. Proper noun.  (surname, A An) for someone who made things from rushes.
2. Noun.  Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus ''Juncus'' having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers.
3. Noun.  The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
4. Noun.  A sudden forward motion.
5. Noun.  A surge.
6. Noun.  General haste.
7. Noun.  A rapid, noisy flow.
8. Noun.  (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
9. Noun.  (context, contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
10. Noun.  A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
11. Noun.  (US, figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
12. Verb.  (transitive, or) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
13. Verb.  (intransitive) To flow rapidly or noisily.
14. Verb.  (intransitive, football) To dribble rapidly.
15. Verb.  (transitive, or) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
16. Verb.  (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
17. Verb.  (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
18. Verb.  (military) To swiftly attach to without warning.
19. Verb.  (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
20. Adjective.  Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
21. Proper noun.  (computing) A dialect of the language PL/1.