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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.

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Noun:

  • A surge.
  • Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus ''Juncus'' having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers.
  • A rapid, noisy flow.
  • A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
  • A sudden forward motion.
  • contact sports The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
  • General haste.
  • military A sudden attack; an onslaught.
  • The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
  • figurative A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.

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Proper noun:

  • computing A dialect of the language PL/1.
  • A=An|English from=Middle English|dot= for someone who made things from [[rushes.

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Verb:

  • football To dribble rapidly.
  • military To make a swift or sudden attack.
  • intransitive To noisily.
  • military To swiftly attach to without warning.
  • or|intransitive|contact sports To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
  • or|intransitive To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
  • transitive To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
  • transitive To transport or carry quickly.

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