v. 1 hurry (up), hasten, run, race, hustle, bustle, make haste, dash, speed, scurry, scramble, scoot, jump, sprint, scamper, scuttle, Colloq move (it), hotfoot (it), skedaddle, step on it, make it snappy, US hightail (it), step on the gas , Slang get moving, get cracking, get a wiggle on, go like a bat out of hell, shake a leg If you want the job, you'll have to rush to send in your application Don't rush - there's plenty for everyone. 2 attack, assault, charge, storm, blitz If we rush them, we might take them by surprise
n. 3 hurry, haste, hustle, bustle, dash, speed, turmoil, turbulence, flurry, commotion, ferment, pother, ado, to-do, excitement, pell-mell, harum-scarum What's the rush? 4 surge, sensation, thrill, charge I felt a rush of pleasure when I saw her coming down the street
adj. 5 urgent, hurry-up, exigent, high-priority, top-priority, emergency This is a rush job that must be completed today