Torrent vs. Rush
Torrentnoun
A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Torrentnoun
(figurative) A large amount or stream of something.
Torrentnoun
A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
Torrentadjective
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Torrentverb
To download in a torrent.
Torrentnoun
A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Torrentnoun
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
Torrentadjective
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Torrentnoun
a heavy rain
Torrentnoun
a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid);
Torrentnoun
an overwhelming number or amount;
Torrentnoun
a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
Torrentnoun
an overwhelming outpouring of (something, typically words)
Rushnoun
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.
Rushnoun
The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
Rushnoun
The merest trifle; a straw.
Rushnoun
A sudden forward motion.
Rushnoun
A surge.
Rushnoun
General haste.
Rushnoun
A rapid, noisy flow.
Rushnoun
(military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
Rushnoun
(contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
Rushnoun
A rusher; a lineman.
Rushnoun
A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
Rushnoun
A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
Rushnoun
A perfect recitation.
Rushnoun
(croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
Rushverb
To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
Rushverb
(intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
Rushverb
To dribble rapidly.
Rushverb
To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
Rushverb
(transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
Rushverb
To make a swift or sudden attack.
Rushverb
(military) To swiftly attack without warning.
Rushverb
To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units; to zerg.
Rushverb
To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
Rushverb
(transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
Rushverb
To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
Rushverb
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Rushadjective
Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
Rushnoun
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus.
Rushnoun
The merest trifle; a straw.
Rushnoun
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.
Rushnoun
Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.
Rushnoun
A perfect recitation.
Rushnoun
A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush.
Rushverb
To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.
Rushverb
To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation.
Rushverb
To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward.
Rushverb
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Rushnoun
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner;
Rushnoun
a sudden forceful flow
Rushnoun
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
Rushnoun
physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
Rushnoun
the swift release of a store of affective force;
Rushnoun
a sudden burst of activity;
Rushnoun
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line;
Rushverb
step on it;
Rushverb
attack suddenly
Rushverb
urge to an unnatural speed;
Rushverb
act or move at high speed;
Rushverb
run with the ball, in football
Rushverb
cause to move fast or to rush or race;
Rushverb
cause to occur rapidly;
Rushadjective
not accepting reservations
Rushadjective
done under pressure;
Rushverb
move with urgent haste
Rushverb
(of air or a liquid) flow strongly
Rushverb
act with great haste
Rushverb
force (someone) to act hastily
Rushverb
take (someone) somewhere with great haste
Rushverb
deliver (something) quickly to (someone)
Rushverb
produce and distribute something very quickly
Rushverb
deal with (something) hurriedly
Rushverb
dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture
Rushverb
advance towards (an opposing player, especially the quarterback)
Rushverb
run from scrimmage with the ball
Rushverb
entertain (a new student) in order to assess suitability for membership of a college fraternity or sorority.
Rushverb
(of a student) visit (a college fraternity or sorority) with a view to joining it
Rushverb
make (a customer) pay a particular amount, especially an excessive one
Rushnoun
a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people
Rushnoun
a sudden flow or flood
Rushnoun
a flurry of hasty activity
Rushnoun
a sudden strong demand for a commodity
Rushnoun
a sudden intense feeling
Rushnoun
a sudden thrill or feeling of euphoria such as experienced after taking certain drugs
Rushnoun
an act of advancing forward, especially towards the quarterback.
Rushnoun
the first prints made of a film after a period of shooting
Rushnoun
an erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. Widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.
Rushnoun
used in names of plants of wet habitats that are similar to rushes, e.g. flowering rush.
Rushnoun
a stem of a rush plant.
Rushnoun
rushes used as a material
Rushnoun
a thing of no value (used for emphasis)
