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Inrush vs Outrush - What's the difference?

inrush | outrush |

As verbs the difference between inrush and outrush

is that inrush is to rush in while outrush is to rush outward; to issue forcibly.

As a noun inrush

is a crowding or flooding in.

inrush

English

Noun

(es)
  • A crowding or flooding in.
  • *1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IV
  • *:As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.
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    • Synonyms

    * surge

    Derived terms

    * inrushing

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To rush in.
    • (Holland)

    outrush

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To rush outward; to issue forcibly.
  • (American football) To rush more than the other team.
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