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Onrush — On rush , n. A rushing onward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
onrush — index onset (assault) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
onrush — [n] rush attack, avalanche, blitz, charge, dash, deluge, flood, flow, flux, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, onslaught, push, race, scramble, stampede, storm, stream, surge, swiftness; concepts 145,748,818 … New thesaurus
onrush — ► NOUN ▪ a surging rush forward. DERIVATIVES onrushing adjective … English terms dictionary
onrush — [än′rush΄] n. a headlong dash forward; strong onward rush onrushing adj … English World dictionary
onrush — [[t]ɒ̱nrʌʃ[/t]] N SING: usu N of n The onrush of something is its sudden development, which happens so quickly and forcefully that you are unable to control it. The onrush of tears took me by surprise... She was screwing up her eyes against the… … English dictionary
onrush — on|rush [ˈɔnrʌʃ US ˈa:n , ˈo:n ] n [singular] a strong fast movement forward, or the sudden development of something onrush of ▪ the first onrush of the epidemic >onrushing adj ▪ the onrushing tide … Dictionary of contemporary English
onrush — noun (singular) a strong fast movement forward (+ of): the second onrush of demonstrators onrushing adjective: the onrushing tide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
onrush — /ˈɒnrʌʃ/ (say onrush) noun a strong forward rush, flow, etc …
onrush — noun Date: 1841 1. a rushing forward or onward 2. onset • onrushing adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
onrush — onrushing, adj. /on rush , awn /, n. a strong forward rush, flow, etc. [1835 45; ON + RUSH1, after the v. phrase rush on] Syn. onset, torrent, flood, charge. * * * … Universalium
