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uprush

noun
/ˈʌpɹʌʃ/

Etymology

From up- + rush.

  1. derived from rehusser
  2. derived from russhen — “to force back”
  3. derived from *(o)rewə-✻ — “to drive, move, agitate”
  4. derived from *rūsōną✻ — “to be cruel, storm, rush”
  5. derived from *rūskōną✻ — “to rush, storm, be fierce, be cruel”
  6. derived from ruschen — “to rush”
  7. derived from *ḱers-✻ — “to run, hurry”
  8. inherited from *hurskijaną✻ — “to startle, drive”
  9. inherited from *hurskijan✻
  10. inherited from hrysċan — “to jolt, startle”
  11. inherited from ruschen
  12. prefixed as uprush — “up + rush”

Definitions

  1. An upwards rush.

    • Mrs Dibble's face blazed with a magenta uprush of blood at that ultimatum and she screamed, "You dare try to do me out of my gin too! You dare!"

  2. To rush upward.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA