Rushed

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. --Shak.
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     2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or
        without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush
        business or speculation.
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              They . . . never think it to be a part of religion
              to rush into the office of princes and ministers.
                                                    --Sprat.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rushed \Rushed\, a.
     Abounding or covered with rushes.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rushed
       adj : done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: {rush(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "rushed":
     a bit previous, advanced, at the double, crowded, double-quick,
     double-time, far ahead, forward, half-baked, half-cocked,
     hard-pressed, hard-pushed, hard-run, hasty, hurried,
     ill-considered, impulsive, not firm, on the double, overhasty,
     oversoon, precipitate, precocious, premature, pressed,
     pressed for time, previous, pushed, too early, too soon,
     uncrystallized, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated,
     unprepared, unripe, untimely