different between inrush vs outrush

English

Etymology

in- +? rush

Noun

inrush (plural inrushes)

1. A crowding or flooding in.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV

     As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.
2. The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.

Synonyms

• surge

Derived terms

• inrushing

Translations

Verb

inrush (third-person singular simple present inrushes, present participle inrushing, simple past and past participle inrushed)

1. (obsolete) To rush in.

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Anagrams

• Rushin, runish, rush in

English

Etymology

out- +? rush

Verb

outrush (third-person singular simple present outrushes, present participle outrushing, simple past and past participle outrushed)

1. (intransitive) To rush outward; to issue forcibly.
2. (American football, transitive) To rush more than the other team.

Noun

outrush (plural outrushes)

1. A rushing outward.

Anagrams

• rush out