[*** \mathrm{rush}^1] |rəSH|

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1. no object, with adverbial of direction move with urgent haste:

〖rush＋副詞〗 〈人･動物･車などが〉大急ぎで行く, 突進する (!(1)〖副詞〗は方向などの表現. (2)hurryよりあわただしい動きを表し, dashはさらに全速で突進すること)

e.g. Jason rushed after her

e.g. I rushed outside and hailed a taxi.

(of air or a liquid) flow strongly:

〈水･空気などが〉勢いよく流れる

e.g. the water rushed in through the great oaken gates.

act with great haste:

〖rush to do〗 急いで…する; «…を» あわててする, (よく考えず)急いでする «into, in, to» (!〖前置詞〗の後は〖名詞〗〖動名〗)

e.g. as soon as the campaign started they rushed into action

e.g. with infinitive : shoppers rushed to buy computers.

with object force (someone) to act hastily:

〈人が〉〈人〉をせきたてる; 〖～ A into B/doing〗 A〈人〉に急いでB〈事〉を［…することを］させる

e.g. I don't want to rush you into something.

with object and adverbial of direction take (someone) somewhere with great haste:

〖～ A＋副詞〗 〈人が〉A〈人･物〉を急いで送る (!〖副詞〗は方向などの表現)

e.g. an ambulance was waiting to rush him to the hospital.

with two objects deliver (something) quickly to (someone):

e.g. we'll rush you a copy at once.

(rush something out) produce and distribute something, or put something up for sale, very quickly:

A〈製品など〉を急いで作る［出す］

e.g. a rewritten textbook was rushed out last autumn.

with object deal with (something) hurriedly:

〈法案･仕事など〉を急いで処理する

e.g. panic measures were rushed through Congress.

2. with object dash toward (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture:

(集団で)〈敵など〉を急襲する; …を占領する

e.g. he rushed the stronghold.

American Football advance rapidly toward (an offensive player, especially the quarterback):

〘アメフト〙 (ボールを持って)…を突破する

e.g. a linebacker who was gifted in rushing the quarterback.

no object gain a specified amount of yardage or score a touchdown or conversion by running from scrimmage with the ball:

e.g. he rushed for 100 yards on 22 carries.

3. with object US entertain (a new student) in order to assess their suitability for membership in a college fraternity or sorority.

｟米｠ (歓待するなどして)〈大学の新入生〉をクラブに勧誘する

(of a student) visit (a college fraternity or sorority) with a view toward joining it:

e.g. he rushed three fraternities.

1. a sudden quick movement toward something, typically by a number of people:

(人が)急いで動くこと

e.g. there was a rush for the door.

a sudden flow or flood:

〖単数形で〗(水･風などが)勢いよく流れる［吹く］こと

e.g. she felt a rush of cold air.

a flurry of hasty activity:

e.g. the pre-Christmas rush

e.g. as modifier : a rush job.

a sudden strong demand for a commodity:

〖単数形で〗 «…を求めての» 殺到, 需要の激増 «for, on»

e.g. there's been a rush on the Tribune because of the murder.

a sudden intense feeling:

〖通例単数形で〗(感情の)激発

e.g. Mark felt a rush of anger.

informal a sudden thrill or feeling of euphoria such as experienced after taking certain drugs:

｟くだけて｠ (麻薬などによる)快感

e.g. users experience a rush.

2. American Football a rapid advance by a defensive player or players, especially toward the quarterback.

〘アメフト〙 ラッシュ〘ボールを持って敵陣を突破するランニングプレー〙

an act of running from scrimmage with the ball to gain yardage.

3. (rushes) the first prints made of a movie after a period of shooting:

｟英｠ ; 〖通例～es〗 〘映〙 ラッシュ〘編集･下見用プリント〙

e.g. after the shoot the agency team will see the rushes.

4. the process whereby college fraternities or sororities entertain new students in order to assess suitability for membership:

｟米｠ (新入生の)クラブ勧誘(時期)

e.g. ranking pledges during rush

e.g. as modifier : rush week.

late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French ruser ‘drive back’, an early sense of the word in English (see ruse).

[*** \mathrm{rush}^2] |rəSH|

1. an erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. Widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.

〖～es〗 〘植〙 イグサ, トウシンソウ

used in names of plants of wet habitats that are similar to rushes, e.g. flowering rush.

a stem of a rush plant.

rushes used as a material:

e.g. he worked on the leaks in the hull, using bundles of rush.

2. archaic a thing of no value (used for emphasis):

〖通例否定文で〗価値のない物, わずか

e.g. not one of them is worth a rush.

rushlike |-ˌlīk| adjective

rushy adjective

Old English risc, rysc, of Germanic origin.