| Main Entry: |
rush
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
hurry, speed |
| Synonyms: |
accelerate, barrel,
bolt,
break,
career,
charge,
chase,
course, dart,
dash,
dispatch,
expedite, fire up,
fleet,
fling, flit,
fly, get cracking, get the lead out, go like lightning,
haste,
hasten, hotfoot, hurry up,
hustle, lose no time, make haste, make short work of,
press,
push, quicken,
race,
roll,
run,
scramble, scud, scurry, shake a leg,
shoot, speed up, sprint, step on gas,
streak,
surge,
tear,
whiz*, zip,
zoom*
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| Antonyms: |
retard, slow
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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