I. verb
1.
Synonyms: rush 1, boil, bolt, charge, chase, fling, lash, race, shoot, tear
Related Word: run, scamper, scoot, scurry, sprint
Contrasted words: dally, dawdle, delay, linger, tarry; lumber, plod, slog, trudge
2.
Synonyms: run 1, scamper, scoot, scurry, skin, sprint
3.
Synonyms: blast 1, blight, nip
4.
Synonyms: frustrate 1, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, circumvent, disappoint, foil, ruin, thwart
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: spirit 5, animation, brio, élan, esprit, life, oomph, verve, vim, zing
Related Word: energy, force, might, power, strength; intensity, vehemence; impressiveness
Contrasted words: apathy, dullness, languor, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, stagnation, torpor
2.
Synonyms: hint 2, lick, smack, soupçon, sprinkling, streak, suggestion, tincture, trace, trifle
Related Word: impress, impression, stamp