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1. (noun) haste, hurry, rush, rushing
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Synonyms: upsurge, surge, boot, rushing, precipitation, rush, flush, bang, kick, spate, hurriedness, haste, charge, hurry, thrill, hastiness
Antonyms: reserved, unhurried, linger, delay, hold up, detain, dawdle

2. (noun) rush, spate, surge, upsurge
a sudden forceful flow
Synonyms: tidy sum, wad, peck, mint, haste, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, spate, muckle, rushing, pile, kick, good deal, stack, mountain, sight, billow, deal, heap, boot, freshet, thrill, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, charge, upsurge, mess, mass, hurry, flush, rush, bang, great deal, surge, pot
Antonyms: reserved, unhurried, detain, linger, hold up, dawdle, delay

3. (noun) rush
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Synonyms: upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, linger, detain, hold up, dawdle, delay

4. (noun) Rush, Benjamin Rush
physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Synonyms: upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, dawdle, detain, linger, delay, hold up

5. (noun) bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
the swift release of a store of affective force
Synonyms: iron boot, peak, recoil, strike, haste, accusation, thrill, shudder, blossom, commission, electric charge, prime, squawk, belt, explosive charge, blush, fringe, smash, care, hit, knock, bam, complaint, kick, bloom, gripe, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, clap, the boot, tutelage, hot flash, eruption, boot, efflorescence, outpouring, bursting charge, smasher, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, rosiness, kicking, quiver, chill, charge, upsurge, heyday, rushing, frisson, bearing, spate, hurry, tingle, flower, flush, bitch, bang, bash, blast, rush, shiver, burster, iron heel, mission, gush, surge, beef
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, detain, linger, dawdle, hold up, delay

6. (noun) rush
a sudden burst of activity
Synonyms: upsurge, surge, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, delay, detain, linger, dawdle, hold up

7. (adj) rush, rushing
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
Synonyms: upsurge, surge, rush, rushing, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, hold up, delay, detain, linger, dawdle

8. (adj) first-come-first-serve(p), rush
not accepting reservations
Antonyms: reserved, unhurried, dawdle, hold up, delay, detain, linger

9. (verb) rush(a), rushed
done under pressure
Antonyms: reserved, unhurried, delay, linger, dawdle, hold up, detain

10. (verb) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
move fast
Synonyms: run, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, quicken, bucket along, race, hurry, accelerate, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, speed up, step on it, rush
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, delay, hold up, linger, dawdle, detain

11. (verb) rush
attack suddenly
Synonyms: hotfoot, cannonball along, induce, hasten, look sharp, stimulate, belt along, speed, festinate, hurry, pelt along, hie, step on it, rush along, race, bucket along
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, dawdle, detain, delay, hold up, linger

12. (verb) rush, hurry
urge to an unnatural speed
Synonyms: hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush
Antonyms: reserved, unhurried, hold up, delay, linger, detain, dawdle

13. (verb) rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
act or move at high speed
Synonyms: hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, linger, detain, hold up, delay, dawdle

14. (verb) rush
run with the ball, in football
Synonyms: hotfoot, cannonball along, induce, hasten, look sharp, stimulate, belt along, speed, festinate, hurry, pelt along, hie, step on it, rush along, race, bucket along
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, detain, hold up, linger, delay, dawdle

15. (verb) race, rush
cause to move fast or to rush or race
Synonyms: hotfoot, cannonball along, bucket along, race, induce, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, look sharp, run, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush
Antonyms: unhurried, reserved, delay, detain, hold up, linger, dawdle

16. (verb) induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
cause to occur rapidly
Synonyms: shake up, cannonball along, excite, look sharp, belt along, get, shake, energize, perk up, hurry, hasten, stir, induct, expedite, make, energise, arouse, bucket along, speed, step on it, pelt along, cause, bring on, race, induce, hie, stimulate, provoke, have, festinate, hotfoot, brace, rush along, rush
Antonyms: reserved, unhurried, hold up, delay, detain, dawdle, linger

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