rush

Definition

• n. a sudden forceful flow
• n. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
• n. physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
• n. a sudden burst of activity

Word forms

Present participle

rushing

Past tense

rushed

Past participle

rushed

Third person singular

rushes

Example sentences

1. n.

   There was a rush of people trying to get into the concert.

2. vi.

   They had to rush to catch the bus before it left.

3. vt.

   She rushed her homework to finish it before dinner.

4. a.

   He received an urgent call that required his immediate attention.