UPRUSH

Etymology

Noun

uprush (plural uprushes)

An upwards rush.

Verb

uprush (third-person singular simple present uprushes, present participle uprushing, simple past and past participle uprushed)

(intransitive) To rush upward.

Anagrams

• Upshur

Source: Wiktionary


Up*rush", v. i.

Definition: To rush upward. Southey.

Up"rush`, n.

Definition: Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava. R. A. Proctor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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