Definition: 1. The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner. 2. A sudden forceful flow. 3. Grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems. 4. The swift release of a store of affective force. 5. A sudden burst of activity.
Use 'rush' in a sentence:
1. There's been a rush on umbrellas this week.
2. We used to be rushed off our feet at lunchtimes.
3. He felt a sudden rush of panic at the thought.
4. Shoppers made a rush for the exits.
5. The air was rushing past us all the time.
6. The crowd made a mad rush for the exit.
7. We work long hours both outside and inside the home and we rush around trying to fit everything in.
8. The shop's opening coincided with the Christmas rush.
9. A group of prisoners rushed an officer and managed to break out.
10. Tom came rushing at him from another direction.
11. I'm not going to be rushed into anything.
12. We had to rush our meal.
13. Apply before the rush starts.
14. I don't want you to follow my example and rush into marriage.
15. The words came out in a rush.
16. People rushed to buy shares in the company.
17. She was rushing around madly trying to put out the fire.
18. He will not rush into any decisions.
19. I left early to avoid the rush hour.
20. Someone inside the building rushed out.
21. A rush of pure affection swept over him.
22. I've been rushing around all day trying to get everything done.
23. He rushed into the room without troubling to knock.
24. The evening rush was just starting.
25. Let's start work on it now so we're not too rushed at the end.
26. Don't rush me. I need time to think about it.
27. Users of the drug report experiencing a rush that lasts several minutes.
28. They listened to the rush of the sea below.
29. It was all rather a rush.
30. I can't stop ─ I'm in a rush.
31. We don't want to rush into having a baby.
32. I'll have to rush—I'm double-parked.
33. They rushed the entrance and forced their way in.
34. There's no rush—take your time.
35. The door blew open, letting in a rush of cold air.
36. We've got plenty of time; there's no need to rush.
37. People rushed to her rescue and picked her up.
38. The government is taking care not to rush headlong into another controversy.
39. The words burst from her in an angry rush.
40. Don't rush—we've got all the time in the world.
41. The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour.
42. Before you rush to book a table, bear in mind that lunch for two would cost £150.
43. They had rushed in without adequate appreciation of the task.
44. Record stores are expecting a huge rush for the single.
45. Chew your food well and do not rush meals.
46. The men left in a rush.
47. Russian banks rushed to buy as many dollars as they could.
48. It was a rushed decision made at the end of the meeting.
49. He rushed back into the blazing house.
50. She was trampled in the rush to get out.
51. There was a rush on the quarterback.
52. You can't rush a search.
53. What's the rush?
54. Don't rush ─ we've got all the time in the world.
55. Don't rush off, I haven't finished.
56. The editors rushed out an item on the crash for the late news.
57. Federal agents rushed him into a car.
58. I can't stop—I'm in a rush.
59. He had a rush of blood to the head and punched the man.
60. He was soon given the bum's rush from the club.
61. A schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's life.
62. A rush of air on my face woke me.
63. He was rushed to the hospital by helicopter.
64. They run extra trains during the rush hour.
65. Don't travel at rush hour/ in the rush hour.
66. Water rushes out of huge tunnels.
67. He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.
68. The injured were rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
69. Ambulances rushed the injured to the hospital.
70. We got an ambulance and rushed her to hospital.
71. Johnson carried the ball an average of 6 yards per rush.
