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Word entry · 4 letters

rush

Best crossword clue

"Act with haste"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ɹʌʃ/Part of speech verb, noun, adjectiveSorted hrsuStarts with REnds with H1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. urge to an unnatural speed

Word origin

Perhaps from Middle English ruschen, russchen (“to rush, startle, make a loud rushing noise”), from Old English hrysċan (“to jolt, startle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurskijan, from Proto-Germanic *hurskijaną (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run, hurry”).

Used in a sentence

  • A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
  • A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.
  • Many errors were made in the rush to finish.

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