different between rush vs splurge
rush
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
- Homophone: Rush
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English risshe, rusch, risch, from Old English rysc, risc, from Proto-West Germanic *ruskij?, borrowed from Latin r?scum (“butcher's broom”) + *-j? (animal and plant suffix). Cognates include West Frisian risk, Dutch rus (“bulrush”), Norwegian Bokmål rusk, dialectal Norwegian ryskje (“hair-grass”).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- A wick.
Synonyms
- (plant of the genus Juncus): juncus
Translations
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Middle English ruschen, russchen (“to rush, startle, make a loud rushing noise”), from Old English hrys?an (“to jolt, startle”), from Proto-Germanic *hurskijan? (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ers- (“to run, hurry”).
Cognate with Old High German hurscan (“to speed, accelerate”), Old English horsc (“quick, quick-witted, clever”).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- A sudden forward motion.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers
- A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers
- A surge.
- General haste.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
- Synonym: zerg
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- (American football, dated) A rusher; a lineman.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- (US, figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (US, dated, college slang) A perfect recitation.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rush (third-person singular simple present rushes, present participle rushing, simple past and past participle rushed)
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
- c. 1683, Robert West, The further Exmaination of Robert West of the Middle-Temple, Barrister at Law
- A party of men […] shoud be ready to rush out; and upon the noise of the first shot immediately run down to the Gate and break in.
- c. 1683, Robert West, The further Exmaination of Robert West of the Middle-Temple, Barrister at Law
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
- (military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- Synonym: zerg
- (transitive or intransitive, US, college) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (US, slang, dated) To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:rush (hurry)
Derived terms
- downrush
- rushing
Translations
Adjective
rush (not comparable)
- Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
Usage notes
Used only before a noun.
See also
- rushes
Further reading
- Juncaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rush_(football) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Hurs, RHUs, Suhr
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English rush
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha or rushene)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
- gullrush
- rushtid
References
- “rush” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “rush” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English rush
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
- gullrush
- rushtid
References
- “rush” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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splurge
English
Etymology
Possibly from a blend of splash +? surge.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /spl?d?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spl??d?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
Verb
splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged)
- (transitive, intransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
- The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips.
- 1884, Donald Grant Mitchell, Bound Together, A Sheaf of Papers, Norwich, 1659-1859,
- But the steamboats come in their time ; and I am sure that I address a large crowd of sympathizing auditors, now that I come to speak of the magnificent old "Fanny," spluttering and paddling, and splurging up to the little wharf under the lea of Peppers Hill, where the pine wood lay piled in fabulous quantities.
- 1913, Edith Wharton, The Custom of the Country, Chapter XXXVIII,
- She waited a moment, quivering with the expectation of her husband's answer; then, as none came except the silent darkening of his face, she walked to the door and turned round to fling back: "Of course you can do what you like with your own house, and make any arrangements that suit your family, without consulting me; but you needn't think I'm ever going back to live in that stuffy little hole, with Hubert and his wife splurging round on top of our heads!"
- 1930, Robert E. Howard, Sailors' Grudge,
- "And boy," he splurged, "we are filming a peach, a pip and a wow! Is it a knockout? Oh, baby! A prize-fight picture entitled 'The Honor of the Champion,' starring Reginald Van Veer, with Honey Precious for the herowine. Boy, will it pack the theayters!"
- (colloquial) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911]
- They decided to splurge on the biggest banana split for dessert.
- 1912, Jack London, The House of Pride.
- I could see Schultz think, and revive, and splurge with his bets again.
- To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.
Translations
Noun
splurge (plural splurges)
- An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828]
- An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928]
Translations
References
Anagrams
- gulpers, preslug, replugs
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