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Rush is a related term of travel.


As a proper noun rush

is (computing) a dialect of the language.

As a verb travel is

to be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

As a noun travel is

the act of traveling.

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.

    travel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * travell

    Verb

  • To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
  • I like to travel .
  • To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.
  • Soundwaves can travel through water.
  • (basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
  • To travel throughout (a place).
  • I’ve travelled the world.
  • To force to journey.
  • * Spenser
  • They shall not be travelled forth of their own franchises.
  • (obsolete) To labour; to travail.
  • (Hooker)

    Synonyms

    * fare, journey

    Derived terms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

  • The act of traveling.
  • space travel
    travel to Spain
  • (p) A series of journeys.
  • (p) An account of one's travels.
  • I’m off on my travels around France again.
  • The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
  • The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
  • There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment.
    My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.
  • (obsolete) Labour; parturition; travail.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of travelling) journey, passage, tour, trip * (activity or traffic along a route or through a given point) traffic * (working motion of a piece of machinery) stroke, movement, progression

    Derived terms

    * travel bug * active travel

    References

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