Definition of "adrenaline rush" []

• A surge of strength and energy brought on by a dangerous situation, by, or as if by, adrenaline. (noun)
• An event or activity which causes such. (noun)

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• "Many of Andy Tilp 's Generation X and Y clients live for the adrenaline rush they get from outdoor sports like snowboarding and white-water rafting."
• "The sight of her body soap-slicked and naked combined with the sound of her scream of peril adding to the adrenaline rush to kill whatever had attacked her was an extreme confluence impossible to process."
• "But after the first few hours the adrenaline rush faded to be replaced by constant nausea, fatigue, and a ter­rible tiredness."