- rush
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 sudden movement or emotionADJECTIVE▪ headlong, sudden▪ adrenalin, sugar▪
Nothing can beat that adrenalin rush.
VERB + RUSH▪ experience, feel▪She felt a rush of blood to her face.
PREPOSITION▪ rush for▪The movie ended, and there was a rush for the exits.
▪ rush of▪A rush of water came from the burst pipe.
▪She experienced a sudden rush of emotion.
2 busy periodADJECTIVE▪ awful, big, frantic, great, mad▪ sudden▪ last-minute▪ Christmas, holiday (esp. AmE)▪ gold (= rush to find gold in a particular place)VERB + RUSH▪ avoid▪Do your Christmas shopping early and avoid the rush.
RUSH + NOUN▪ decision▪ job▪You can see that the painting was a rush job.
▪ hour▪During rush hour the drive may take up to twice as long.
PREPOSITION▪ in a rush▪I've been in a mad rush all day.
▪ rush for▪a last-minute rush for tickets
▪ rush of▪a sudden rush of tourist traffic
PHRASES▪ have a rush on▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We've had a rush on at the office, dealing with the backlog of orders.
verbADVERB▪ headlong, madly▪a train rushing headlong down the track
▪ quickly▪ immediately▪ suddenly▪ downstairs, upstairs▪ about (esp. BrE), around, back, forward, home, in, off, out, over, past▪She was rushing around madly looking for her bag.
PREPOSITION▪ along, from, into, out of, through, to, etc.▪A surge of joy rushed through her body.
▪He was rushed to hospital.
PHRASES▪ come rushing, go rushing▪Two men came rushing into the room.
▪ rush to sb's rescue, rush to the rescue▪Whenever her little brother was upset, Jane rushed to the rescue.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
