Definition of "rush" [rush]

• To move or act swiftly; hurry. (verb-intransitive)
• To make a sudden or swift attack or charge. (verb-intransitive)
• To flow or surge rapidly, often with noise: Tons of water rushed over the falls. (verb-intransitive)
• Football To move the ball by running. (verb-intransitive)
• To cause to move or act with unusual haste or violence. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "At nine, sharp to the tick of the clock, the _rush, rush, rush_ of a field battery's shells passed overhead."
• "When DePo says we don’t want to rush any pitchers up to the big club it’s code for *we don’t really have anyone to rush*"
• "Even the term "rush hour" is a misnomer, since when we are sitting in one we certainly are not rushing anywhere!"