Rush v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rushed p. pr. & vb. n. Rushing.]
1. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.
Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. --Shak.
2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation.
They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers. --Sprat.
Rushed a. Abounding or covered with rushes.
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rushed
adj : done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: rush(a)]