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  1. 1. n. A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The merest trifle; a straw. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush of water. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. A perfect recitation. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush. Source: opted
  11. 11. n. The act of running with the ball. Source: opted
  12. 12. adj. not accepting reservations Source: wordnet

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