rush
A sudden forward motion.
Other meanings
A rapid, noisy flow.
“a rush of water; a rush of footsteps”
A sudden attack; an onslaught.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "hrysċan" (to jolt, startle).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rush” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.