Flock vs Rush - What's the difference?

In intransitive terms the difference between flock and rush

is that flock is to congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers while rush is to flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.

In transitive terms the difference between flock and rush

is that flock is to coat a surface with dense fibers or particles while rush is to transport or carry quickly.

As an adjective rush is

performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.

As a proper noun Rush is

{{surname|A=An|English occupational|from=occupations}} for someone who made things from rushes.

flock

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)

A large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

A large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together.

Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.

* {{quote-book

, year=1995 , author=Green Key Books , title=God's Word to the Nations (John 10:16) citation , passage=I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd. }}

* Tennyson

As half amazed, half frighted all his flock .

A large number of people.

* Bible, 2 Macc. xiv. 14

The heathen came to Nicanor by flocks .

Synonyms

* congregation, bunch, gaggle, horde, host, legion, litter, nest, rabble, swarm, throng, wake

Verb

(en verb)

To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.

People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.

* Dryden

Friends daily flock .

(obsolete) To flock to; to crowd.

* 1609 , Taylor

Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so.

To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding

A lock of wool or hair.

*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point [pommel].

Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.

*:There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock -paper on the walls.

Verb

(en verb)

To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles.

rush

English

(wikipedia rush)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rusch, risch, from (etyl) rysc, risc, from (etyl) ).

Noun

(rushes)

Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus Juncus , having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers.

The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.

The merest trifle; a straw.

* (rfdate) (Arbuthnot)

John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush .

Etymology 2

Perhaps from (etyl) ruschen, . More at (l). (etymology note) An alternative etymology traces rush'' via (etyl) . Alternatively, according to the OED, perhaps an adaptation of (etyl) russher, , although connection to the same (etyl) root is also possible. More at ''rouse .

Noun

(rushes)

A sudden forward motion.

* Sir H. Wotton

A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush , severed him from the duke.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.

A surge.

General haste.

A rapid, noisy flow.

(military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.

(contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.

A rusher; a lineman.

the center rush , whose place is in the center of the rush line

A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.

(US, figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities]] and [[sorority, sororities.

(US, dated, college slang) A perfect recitation.

(croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.

Derived terms

* adrenalin rush * bum's rush * rush goalie * rush hour * rush job * sugar rush

Verb

(es)

To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.

* (Thomas Sprat) (1635–1730)

Theynever think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-16, author= John Vidal

, volume=189, issue=10, page=8, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas , passage=Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.}}

(label) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

Like to an entered tide, they all rush by.

* {{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)

, chapter=5, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.}}

To dribble rapidly.

To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.

(label) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.

To make a swift or sudden attack.

(label) To swiftly attach to without warning.

(label) To transport or carry quickly.

To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.

To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.

Synonyms

* See also

Adjective

(-)

Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.

a rush job

Usage notes

Used only before a noun.