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8 definitions found 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 1.6 [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: 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}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Rush, CO Zip code(s): 80833 Rush, KY Zip code(s): 41168 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: RUSH 1.An interactive dialect of {PL/I}, related to {CPS}, dated about 1966. The name is the abbreviation of "Remote Use of Shared Hardware". ["Introduction to RUSH", Allen-Babcock Computing 1969. Sammet 1969, p.309.] 2. A {high-level language} that closely resembles {Tcl} but aimed to provide substantially faster execution. See {An Introduction to the Rush Language (ftp://ginsberg.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/papers/asah/rush-tcl94.ps.gz)} by Adam Sah, Jon Blow, and Brian Dennis (1994). (1996-12-17) 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."
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