9 VERB If you rush something or someone, you move quickly and forcefully at them, often in order to attack them. □ [V n] They rushed the entrance and forced their way in. □ [V + at ] Tom came rushing at him from another direction.
10 VERB If air or liquid rushes somewhere, it flows there suddenly and quickly. □ [V prep/adv] Water rushes out of huge tunnels. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Rush is also a noun. □ [+ of ] A rush of air on my face woke me.
11 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you experience a rush of a feeling, you suddenly experience it very strongly. □ [+ of ] A rush of pure affection swept over him.
12 PHRASE If you are rushed off your feet , you are extremely busy. [INFORMAL ] □ We used to be rushed off our feet at lunchtimes.
▸ rush out PHRASAL VERB If a document or product is rushed out , it is produced very quickly. □ [be V -ed P ] A statement was rushed out. □ [V P n] The Treasury was determined not to rush out a new deposit protection scheme. [Also V n P ]
▸ rush through PHRASAL VERB If you rush something through , you deal with it quickly so that it is ready in a shorter time than usual. □ [V P n] The government rushed through legislation aimed at Mafia leaders. □ [V n P ] They rushed the burial through so no evidence would show up. SYNONYMS rush VERB 1
hurry: Claire hurried along the road.
race: He raced across town to the State House building.
dash: Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar.
bolt: I made an excuse and bolted for the exit. COLLOCATIONS rush NOUN
3
adjective + rush : last-minute; frantic, mad
4
noun + rush : evening, morning
rush + noun : hour
verb + rush : avoid, beat
ru sh hour (rush hours ) also rush-hour N‑VAR [oft at/during N ] The rush hour is one of the periods of the day when most people are travelling to or from work. □ During the evening rush hour it was often solid with vehicles. □ Try to avoid rush-hour traffic.
rusk /rʌ sk/ (rusks ) N‑VAR Rusks are hard, dry biscuits that are given to babies and young children. [mainly BRIT ]
rus|set /rʌ s I t/ (russets ) COLOUR Russet is used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour. □ …a russet apple.
Rus|sian /rʌ ʃ ə n/ (Russians )
1 ADJ Russian means belonging or relating to Russia, or to its people, language, or culture. □ …the Russian parliament.
2 N‑COUNT A Russian is a person who comes from Russia. □ Three-quarters of Russians live in cities.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Russian is the language spoken in Russia, and other countries such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgystan.
Ru s|sian do ll (Russian dolls ) N‑COUNT A Russian doll is a hollow wooden doll that is made in two halves. Inside it are a series of similar wooden dolls, each smaller than the last, placed one inside the other.
Ru s|sian rou|le tte
1 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that someone is playing Russian roulette , or that what they are doing is like playing Russian roulette , you mean that what they are doing is very dangerous because it involves unpredictable risks. □ You are playing Russian roulette every time you have unprotected sex.
2 N‑UNCOUNT If someone plays Russian roulette , they fire a gun with only one bullet at their head without knowing whether it will shoot them.
rust /rʌ st/ (rusts , rusting , rusted )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Rust is a brown substance that forms on iron or steel, for example when it comes into contact with water. □ …a decaying tractor, red with rust.
2 VERB When a metal object rusts , it becomes covered in rust and often loses its strength. □ [V ] Copper nails are better than iron nails because the iron rusts.
3 COLOUR Rust is sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour. □ …turquoise woodwork with accent colours of rust and ochre.
Ru st Belt also rust belt N‑SING In the United States and some other countries, the Rust Belt is a region which used to have a lot of manufacturing industry, but whose economy is now in difficulty. □ …in the rust belt of the mid-west.
rus|tic /rʌ st I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use rustic to describe things or people that you approve of because they are simple or unsophisticated in a way that is typical of the countryside. [APPROVAL ] □ …the rustic charm of a country lifestyle.
rus|tic|ity /rʌ st I s I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT You can refer to the simple, peaceful character of life in the countryside as rusticity . [WRITTEN , APPROVAL ] □ It pleases me to think of young Tyndale growing up here in deep rusticity.
rus|tle /rʌ s ə l/ (rustles , rustling , rustled )
1 VERB When something thin and dry rustles or when you rustle it, it makes soft sounds as it moves. □ [V ] The leaves rustled in the wind. □ [V n] She rustled her papers impatiently. □ [V prep] A snake rustled through the dry grass. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Rustle is also a noun. □ [+ of ] She sat perfectly still, without even a rustle of her frilled petticoats. ● rus|tling (rustlings ) N‑VAR □ …a rustling sound coming from beneath one of the seats.