rush1
• verb 1 move or act with urgent haste. 2 transport or produce with urgent haste. 3 deal with hurriedly. 4 (of air or a liquid) flow strongly. 5 dash towards in an attempt to attack or capture. • noun 1 the action or an instance of rushing. 2 a flurry of hasty activity. 3 a sudden strong demand for a commodity. 4 a sudden intensity of feeling. 5 a sudden thrill experienced after taking certain drugs. 6 (rushes) the first prints made of a film after a period of shooting. — PHRASES rush one’s fences Brit. act with undue haste. a rush of blood to the head a sudden attack of wild irrationality. — ORIGIN Old French ruser ‘drive back’; related to RUSE.
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