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rush

 
 
/rʌʃ/ noun [no plural]

Translation

MOVEMENT when something suddenly moves somewhere quickly
acele, telâş, hücum, akın
a rush of air She felt a sudden rush of blood to her face.16051613
ACTIVITY a lot of things happening or a lot of people trying to do something
izdiham, telâş, acele, sıkışıklık
[+ to do sth] There was amad rush to get tickets for the concert.1359
HURRY when you have to hurry or move somewhere quickly
acele etme, telâşlanma, hücum
I'm sorry I can't talk now, I'm in a rush.16051613
(Definition of rush noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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