rush
/rʌʃ/ verbDefinition
HURRY [I, T] › to hurry or move quickly somewhere, or to make someone or something hurry or move quickly somewhere: We rushed out into the street to see what all the noise was. The UN has rushed medical supplies to the war zone. [+ to do sth] We had to rush to catch the bus.
rush to do sth › to do something quickly and enthusiastically: His friends rushed to congratulate him after the ceremony.
FORCE ACTION [T] › to make someone do something more quickly than they want to do it: [+ into + doing sth] I refuse to be rushed into making a decision.
(Definition of rush verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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