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noun (rushes)
- Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus Juncus having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
Translations: - French: jonc
- German: Binse
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, stem of that plant)
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
proper noun RUSH
- (computing) A dialect of the language PL/1.
verb (rush, es)
- (transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
- one's dinner
- (intransitive) To flow rapidly or noisy, noisily.
- (intransitive, football) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive, or, intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- Don't your client or he may withdraw.
- (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
- (rfd-redundant) (military) To swiftly attach to without warning.
- (rfd-redundant) (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport.
adjective - (rfd-sense, redundant; "rush" noun can be used as adj.) Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
- rush job
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