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rush

The correct spelling is rush.

How to pronounce rush

/ɹʌʃ/
noun

IPA: /ɹʌʃ/

Say it like: Rus-h

The correct spelling is rush. Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water. For example: "A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume."

Usage Examples

A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.

Many errors were made in the rush to finish.

a rush of water;  a rush of footsteps

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
  2. 2.The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
  3. 3.The merest trifle; a straw.
  4. 4.A wick.
  5. 5.A sudden forward motion.

verb

  1. 1.To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
  2. 2.To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
  3. 3.To dribble rapidly.
  4. 4.(contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
  5. 5.To cause to move or act with unusual haste.

adjective

  1. 1.Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.

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