rush

A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.

A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.

Many errors were made in the rush to finish.

a rush of water; a rush of footsteps

a rush on the quarterback

the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line

The rollercoaster gave me a rush.

rush week

At the end of rush, the fraternities vote on who they want to extend invitations to join, and the rushes can then make their selection from the bids they get. Some rushes get bids from multiple fraternities, while others do not get bids from any.