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RUSHED
rushed, rush(a)
(adjective) done under pressure; “a rush job”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
rushed (comparative more rushed, superlative most rushed)
Very busy.
Done in haste; done quickly.
Abounding or covered with rushes.
Verb
rushed
simple past tense and past participle of rush
Source: Wiktionary
Rushed, a.
Definition: Abounding or covered with rushes.
RUSH
Rush, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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 Candle.
– Rush grass, any grass of the genus Vilfa, grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets.
– Rush toad (Zoöl.), 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 schoenanthus), used in Oriental medical practice.
– Wood rush, any plant of the genus Luzula, which differs in some technical characters from Juncus.
Rush, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rushed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Rushing.] Etym: [OE. ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG. r ro 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.
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.]
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. (b) The act of running with the ball. Bunt rush (Football), a combined rush by main strength.
– Rush line (Football), the line composed of rushers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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