What part of speech is rush?

Rush can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. rush is a verb, present, 1st person singular of rush (infinitive).
  • 2. rush is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. rush is a noun, singular of rushes.
  • 4. rush is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

What does rush mean?

Definitions

Adjective

rush - done under pressure; "a rush job"
rush - not accepting reservations

Verb

rush - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
rush - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
rush - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
rush - run with the ball, in football
rush - attack suddenly
rush - cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
rush - cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

Noun

rush - grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
rush - a sudden forceful flow
rush - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
rush - a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
Rush - physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
rush - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
rush - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"

Examples of rush

#   Sentence  
1. noun The linebackers were ready to stop a rush.
2. noun Come back after the rush.
3. noun He got a quick rush from injecting heroin.
4. noun Women who, at first glance, appear to be completely ordinary also don't seem to be in that much of a rush to get married.
5. noun During the rush hours we find it difficult to get a taxi around here.
6. noun There ought to be more buses during the rush hours.
7. noun Going to school during the rush hour is tiring and unpleasant.
8. noun I was caught in the rush hour.
9. noun It's horrible to get caught in rush hour traffic.
10. noun You'd not have been in the rush hour if you had left home earlier.
11. noun It's almost rush hour.
12. noun After examining the bear at leisure, I made a rush on him.
13. noun The station is almost empty during what would normally be the afternoon rush.
14. noun If we don't hit the road soon, we'll get caught in the morning rush hour traffic.
15. noun All right! Everybody around me is so encouraging I'm getting a rush of motivation.
16. verb We have to rush!
17. verb Don't rush me, please!
18. verb "They are not going to rush it, because they don't want it to be a budget buster.
19. verb Let him go at his own pace, don't rush with him, and never ever resort to physical violence with your bird.
20. verb And every time he see some one he will rush to people and jump on them, doesn't listen to me.
21. verb remember to give him the time he needs to feel that the room is his - rush it, and he will be afraid of the whole house for a long time.
22. verb I explained that i was already on my way and i would rush to get there as soon as i could because i needed my car for work at 5am, but the guy was arguing with me saying he was gonna lock the doors right at 5:30.
23. verb If your child drinks poison, rush him to the hospital.
24. verb I don't want to rush you, but let's try to catch the next bus.
25. verb When we rush to complete our work, we make needless errors.
26. verb Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
27. verb Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.
28. verb No matter how much I rush it, miscellaneous work keeps piling up and I can't catch up with it.
29. verb Don't rush into marriage.
30. verb As soon as I have written the letter I will rush to the post office.
31. adj. A rush job.
Sentence  
noun
The linebackers were ready to stop a rush.
Come back after the rush.
He got a quick rush from injecting heroin.
Women who, at first glance, appear to be completely ordinary also don't seem to be in that much of a rush to get married.
During the rush hours we find it difficult to get a taxi around here.
There ought to be more buses during the rush hours.
Going to school during the rush hour is tiring and unpleasant.
I was caught in the rush hour.
It's horrible to get caught in rush hour traffic.
You'd not have been in the rush hour if you had left home earlier.
It's almost rush hour.
After examining the bear at leisure, I made a rush on him.
The station is almost empty during what would normally be the afternoon rush.
If we don't hit the road soon, we'll get caught in the morning rush hour traffic.
All right! Everybody around me is so encouraging I'm getting a rush of motivation.
verb
We have to rush!
Don't rush me, please!
"They are not going to rush it, because they don't want it to be a budget buster.
Let him go at his own pace, don't rush with him, and never ever resort to physical violence with your bird.
And every time he see some one he will rush to people and jump on them, doesn't listen to me.
remember to give him the time he needs to feel that the room is his - rush it, and he will be afraid of the whole house for a long time.
I explained that i was already on my way and i would rush to get there as soon as i could because i needed my car for work at 5am, but the guy was arguing with me saying he was gonna lock the doors right at 5:30.
If your child drinks poison, rush him to the hospital.
I don't want to rush you, but let's try to catch the next bus.
When we rush to complete our work, we make needless errors.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.
No matter how much I rush it, miscellaneous work keeps piling up and I can't catch up with it.
Don't rush into marriage.
As soon as I have written the letter I will rush to the post office.
adj.
A rush job.

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