Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rush"

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)

Rush
the papyrus (Job 8:11). (See {BULRUSH}.) The expression
"branch and rush" in Isa. 9:14; 19:15 means "utterly."

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rush \Rush\, n. [OE. rusche, rische, resche, AS. risce, akin to
LG. rusk, risch, D. & G. rusch; all probably fr. L. ruscum
butcher's broom; akin to Goth. raus reed, G. rohr.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing
endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species
of {Juncus} and {Scirpus}.

Note: Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting
mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to
lamps and rushlights.

2. The merest trifle; a straw.

John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.
--Arbuthnot.

{Bog rush}. See under {Bog}.

{Club rush}, any rush of the genus {Scirpus}.

{Flowering rush}. See under {Flowering}.

{Nut rush}
(a) Any plant of the genus {Scleria}, rushlike plants with
hard nutlike fruits.
(b) A name for several species of {Cyperus} having
tuberous roots.

{Rush broom}, an Australian leguminous plant ({Viminaria
denudata}), having long, slender branches. Also, the
Spanish broom. See under {Spanish}.

{Rush candle}, See under {Candle}.

{Rush grass}, any grass of the genus {Vilfa}, grasses with
wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets.

{Rush toad} (Zo["o]l.), the natterjack.

{Scouring rush}. (Bot.) Same as {Dutch rush}, under {Dutch.}


{Spike rush}, any rushlike plant of the genus {Eleocharis},
in which the flowers grow in dense spikes.

{Sweet rush}, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc.
({Andropogon sch[oe]nanthus}), used in Oriental medical
practice.

{Wood rush}, any plant of the genus {Luzula}, which differs
in some technical characters from {Juncus}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rush \Rush\ (r[u^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rushed} (r[u^]sht);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Rushing}.] [OE. ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to
make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG.
r[=u]schen to rush, to rustle, LG. rusken, OSw. ruska, Icel.
& Sw. ruska to shake, Dan. ruske to shake, and E. rouse.]
1. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous
rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush
down a precipice.

Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. --Shak.

2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or
without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush
business or speculation.

They . . . never think it to be a part of religion
to rush into the office of princes and ministers.
--Sprat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rush \Rush\, v. t.
1. To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to
hurry forward.

2. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an
error. [College Cant, U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rush \Rush\, n.
1. A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a
violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of
winds; a rush of water.

A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and,
with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
--Sir H.
Wotton.

2. Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.
[Colloq.]

3. A perfect recitation. [College Cant, U.S.]

4. (Football)
(a) A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the
center of the rush line; the end rush.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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: physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the
Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn: {Rush}, {Benjamin
Rush}]
5: the swift 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}, {boot}, {charge}, {flush}, {thrill},
{kick}]
6: a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"; "he
joined the gold rush"
7: (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}]


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