RUSH - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce rush?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of rush by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of rush through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of rush is /rˈʌʃ/.

Definition of rush according to Wiktionary:
rush can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or a name

As a noun rush can mean:
1. 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.
2. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
3. The merest trifle; a straw.
4. A wick.
5. A sudden forward motion.
6. A surge.
7. General haste.
8. A rapid, noisy flow.
9. A sudden attack; an onslaught.
10. The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
11. The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
12. A rusher; a lineman.
13. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
14. A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
15. A perfect recitation.
16. A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.

As a verb rush can mean:
1. To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
2. To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
3. To dribble rapidly.
4. To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
5. To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
6. To make a swift or sudden attack.
7. To swiftly attack without warning.
8. To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
9. To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
10. To transport or carry quickly.
11. To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
12. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.

As an adjective rush can mean:
Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
As a name rush can mean:
1. Surname for someone who made things from rushes.
2. A dialect of the programming language PL/I.

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