Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rushing"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rushing
adj : moving with extreme rapidity; "sidewalks jammed with rushing
crowds"
n 1: (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into
the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
[syn: {rush}]
2: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in
his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {hurry},
{rush}]
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