The difference between Rush and Thrust
When used as nouns, rush means 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, whereas thrust means an attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
When used as verbs, rush means to hurry, whereas thrust means to make advance with force.
Rush is also adjective with the meaning: performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
check bellow for the other definitions of Rush and Thrust
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Rush as a noun:
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.
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Rush as a noun:
The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
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Rush as a noun:
The merest trifle; a straw.
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Rush as a noun:
A sudden forward motion.
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Rush as a noun:
A surge.
Examples:
"A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume."
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Rush as a noun:
General haste.
Examples:
"Many errors were made in the rush to finish."
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Rush as a noun:
A rapid, noisy flow.
Examples:
"a rush of water; a rush of footsteps"
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Rush as a noun (military):
A sudden attack; an onslaught.
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Rush as a noun (contact sports):
The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
Examples:
"a rush on the quarterback"
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Rush as a noun (American football, dated):
A rusher; a lineman.
Examples:
"the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line"
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Rush as a noun:
A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
Examples:
"The rollercoaster gave me a rush."
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Rush as a noun (US, figuratively):
A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
Examples:
"'rush week"
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Rush as a noun (US, dated, college slang):
A perfect recitation.
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Rush as a noun (croquet):
A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
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Rush as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):
To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
Examples:
"'rush one's dinner; rush off an email response"
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Rush as a verb (intransitive):
To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
Examples:
"armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice."
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Rush as a verb (intransitive, football):
To dribble rapidly.
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Rush as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, contact sports):
To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
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Rush as a verb (transitive):
To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
Examples:
"Don't rush your client or he may withdraw."
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Rush as a verb (intransitive, military):
To make a swift or sudden attack.
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Rush as a verb (military):
To swiftly attack without warning.
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Rush as a verb (video games, slang, transitive):
To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units; to zerg.
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Rush as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, US, college):
To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
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Rush as a verb (transitive):
To transport or carry quickly.
Examples:
"The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport."
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Rush as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, croquet):
To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
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Rush as a verb (US, slang, dated):
To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
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Rush as an adjective:
Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
Examples:
"a rush job"
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Thrust as a noun (fencing):
An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
Examples:
"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."
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Thrust as a noun:
A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
Examples:
"The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
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Thrust as a noun:
The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
Examples:
"Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void."
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Thrust as a noun (figuratively):
The primary effort; the goal.
Examples:
"Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education."
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Thrust as a verb (intransitive):
To make advance with force.
Examples:
"We thrust at the enemy with our forces."
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Thrust as a verb (transitive):
To force something upon someone.
Examples:
"I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me."
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Thrust as a verb (transitive):
To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
Examples:
"He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers."
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Thrust as a verb (transitive):
To push or drive with force; to shove.
Examples:
"to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument"
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Thrust as a verb (intransitive):
To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
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Thrust as a verb:
To stab; to pierce; usually with through.