rush
adj 1: not accepting reservations [syn: {first-come-first-serve(p)}]
2: done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: {rush(a)}, {rushed}]
n 1: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in
his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {hurry},
{rushing}]
2: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {spate}, {surge}, {upsurge}]
3: grasslike plants growing in wet places and having
cylindrical often hollow stems
4: the release of a store of affective force; "they got a great
bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks"
[syn: {bang}, {charge}, {flush}, {thrill}, {kick}]
5: a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"; "he
joined the gold rush"
6: (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into
the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
[syn: {rushing}]
v 1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
"The cars raced down the street" [syn: {hotfoot}, {hasten},
{hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball
along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
2: attack suddenly
3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: {hurry}]
[ant: {delay}]
4: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!" [syn: {hasten},
{hurry}, {look sharp}]
5: run with the ball, in football
6: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist
raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: {race}]
7: of bodily processes such as fever, illness, etc. [syn: {induce},
{stimulate}, {hasten}]