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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
rushed
    adj 1: done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: rush(a),
           rushed]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. --Shak.
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   2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or
      without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush
      business or speculation.
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            They . . . never think it to be a part of religion
            to rush into the office of princes and ministers.
                                                  --Sprat.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rushed \Rushed\, a.
   Abounding or covered with rushes.
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Thesaurus Results for Rushed:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
a bit previous, advanced, at the double, crowded, double-quick, double-time, far ahead, forward, half-baked, half-cocked, hard-pressed, hard-pushed, hard-run, hasty, hurried, ill-considered, impulsive, not firm, on the double, overhasty, oversoon, precipitate, precocious, premature, pressed, pressed for time, previous, pushed, too early, too soon, uncrystallized, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely
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