rush

CEFRA2

/rˈʌʃ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move or do something very quickly.

  2. 02

    noun

    A sudden strong feeling or quick movement.

Examples

  • During the rush hours we find it difficult to get a taxi around here.

  • Shoppers made a rush for the exits.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A surge.

  2. General haste.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A sudden forward motion.

More examples

In context

  • There ought to be more buses during the rush hours.

  • A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.

  • Many errors were made in the rush to finish.

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Origin

verb

Perhaps from Middle English ruschen, russchen (“to rush, startle, make a loud rushing noise”), from Old English hrysċan (“to jolt, startle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurskijan, from Proto-Germanic *hurskijaną (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run, hurry”). Cognate with Old High German hursken (“to hurry, speed, incite, accelerate”), Old English horsċ (“quick, quick-witted, clever”), Old Frisian rosk, rosch (“quick, rapid, sudden”). etymology note An alternative etymology traces rush via Middle English ruschen (“to rush”) from Old English *rūscian (“to rush”) from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną (“to rush, storm, be fierce, be cruel”)...