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1. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
   - rush
    
2. The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
   - haste, hurry, rush

1. Move fast
   "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
   - hotfoot, hasten, hie [archaic], speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it, travel rapidly, hurry, zip
    
2. Attack suddenly
    
3. Urge to an unnatural speed
   "Don't rush me, please!";
   - hurry
    
4. Act or move at high speed
   "We have to rush!";
   - hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate [archaic], hurry up, get a move on, make haste
    
5. Run with the ball, in football
    
6. Cause to move fast or to rush or race
   "The psychologist rushed the rats through a long maze";
   - race
    
7. Cause to occur rapidly
   - induce, stimulate, hasten, accelerate, speed up

Derived forms: rushings

Type of: act, assail, assault, attack, displace, effect, effectuate, exhort, go, locomote, motion, move, movement, press, run, running, running game, running play, set on, set up, travel, urge, urge on

Antonym: delay, linger

Encyclopedia: Rushing