rushed

Adjective
Synonyms: rush

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. done under pressure“a rush job”Synonyms: rush
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rush \Rush\ (r[u^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rushed (r[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Rushing.] [OE. ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG. r[=u]schen to rush, to rustle, LG. rusken, OSw. ruska, Icel. & Sw. ruska to shake, Dan. ruske to shake, and E. rouse.]

1.To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. [1913 Webster]

Like to an entered tide, they all rush by.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation. [1913 Webster]

They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers.— Sprat.[1913 Webster]
Rushed \Rushed\, a. Abounding or covered with rushes. [1913 Webster]
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