RUSHED

[adjective]Supper was rushed since the family had to go out that evening.A rushed diagnosis meant that some important clues were missed.If a group of people rush an enemy or the place where an enemy is, they attack suddenly and all together.We rushed the palace gates and killed the guards.In American football, to rush is to carry the football forward across the place on the field where play begins. Also, a member of the opposite team rushes when they force their way to the back of the field quickly to catch the player carrying the football.If you rush into something such as a job, you start doing it without having really decided if it is the right thing to do or having considered the best way to do it.If someone rushes you into doing something, they forcefully persuade you to do it without giving you time to really decide.When the war started, several publishers rushed out (= produced quickly in order to satisfy a sudden popular demand) books on the conflict.The factory rushed the new toy through production (= produced it very quickly).