rushing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rushing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rushing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rushing n (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" Synonym(s): rush, rushing the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" Synonym(s): haste, hurry, rush, rushing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rush \Rush\ (r[ucr]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rushed} (r[ucr]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rushing}.] [OE. ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG. r[umac]schen to rush, to rustle, LG. rusken, OSw. ruska, Icel. & Sw. ruska to shake, Dan. ruske to shake, and E. rouse.] 1. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. --Shak. 2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation. They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers. --Sprat.