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  • 1rush — 1 /rVS/ verb 1 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon (+ out/past/through/along etc): We rushed home to find out what had happened to Julie. | One of the pipes… …

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  • 2rush — rush1 [ rʌʃ ] verb ** ▸ 1 hurry to get somewhere ▸ 2 hurry to do something ▸ 3 flow very quickly ▸ 4 move quickly toward someone ▸ 5 carry ball forward ▸ 6 at college/university ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive rush in/toward/through/down etc. to… …

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  • 3rush */*/ — I UK [rʌʃ] / US verb Word forms rush : present tense I/you/we/they rush he/she/it rushes present participle rushing past tense rushed past participle rushed 1) a) [intransitive] to hurry in order to get somewhere very quickly rush… …

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  • 4rush*/*/ — [rʌʃ] verb [I/T] I 1) to go somewhere in a hurry, or to take someone or send something somewhere in a hurry Suddenly the door burst open and Joe rushed in.[/ex] Ambulance crews rushed to the scene of the accident.[/ex] Frank was rushed to… …

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  • 5rush — ▪ I. rush rush 1 [rʌʆ] verb 1. [intransitive] to move or go somewhere very quickly and in large amounts: rush into • Foreign capital is rushing into Asia at an incredible rate. 2. [intransitive, transitive] to do something too quickly, especially …

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  • 6rush — I n. 1) a gold rush 2) a rush to + inf. (there was a rush to buy tickets for the concert) 3) in a rush II v. 1) to rush headlong, pell mell 2) (d; intr.) to rush at ( to attack ) 3) (D; intr.) to rush into (to rush headlong into a business deal)… …

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  • 7rush — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden movement or emotion ADJECTIVE ▪ headlong, sudden ▪ adrenalin, sugar ▪ Nothing can beat that adrenalin rush. VERB + RUSH …

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  • 8rush — I. /rʌʃ / (say rush) verb (i) 1. to move or go with speed, impetuosity, or violence. 2. to dash; dash forward for an attack or onslaught. 3. to go or plunge with headlong or rash haste. 4. to go, come, pass, etc., rapidly: tears rushed to his… …

  • 9rush — n 1. the initial heady or euphoric sensation consequent on taking a mind altering drug. The word is used especially, and most literally, of stimulant drugs such as cocaine and amphetamines; it generally refers to the sudden effects of a drug… …

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  • 10Rush Valley, Utah —   Town   Location of Rush Valley, Utah Coordinates …

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