rushing

Plural: rushings

Noun

• The act of advancing rapidly, especially in football.
• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
• the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
• A rapid surging motion.

Verb

• move fast
• attack suddenly
• urge to an unnatural speed
• act or move at high speed
• run with the ball, in football
• cause to move fast or to rush or race
• cause to occur rapidly
• present participle and gerund of rush

Adj

• Rapidly flowing or surging.
• Full of activity, busy.

Examples

• His aggressive rushing for points early in the game paid off with a big lead.

Synonyms

belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, festinate, haste, hasten, hie, hotfoot, hurry, induce, look sharp, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, stimulate

Antonyms

delay, linger

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