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What does rush mean?

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Noun
  1. Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
  2. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
  3. The merest trifle; a straw.
Noun
  1. A sudden forward motion.
  2. A surge.
  3. General haste.
  4. A rapid, noisy flow.
  5. (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
  6. (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
  7. (American football, dated) A rusher; a lineman.
  8. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
  9. (US, figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
  10. (US, dated, college slang) A perfect recitation.
  11. (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
Verb
  1. (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
  2. (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
  3. (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
  4. (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
  5. (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
  6. (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
  7. (military) To swiftly attack without warning.
  8. (video game) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units; to zerg.
  9. (transitive or intransitive, US, college) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
  10. (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
  11. (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
  12. (US, slang, dated) To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Adjective
  1. Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
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