Rush
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Rush may refer to:
- Rush (band), a Canadian progressive rock band.
- Rush (album) from the Canadian rock band Rush
- Rush, a 1998 album by Bel Canto
- Rush (song), a song by Big Audio Dynamite II
- Rush (American football)
- In botany it refers to Juncus, a semiaquatic grass-like plant of the family Juncaceae, in Ireland it can be woven into baskets Basket, used as thatch to roof houses Thatching, or used to make items such as a Brigid's cross.
- Adrenaline, where an "adrenaline rush" is an energetic and slightly euphoric feeling that occurs when something scary or dangerous happens, associated with recreational drugs
- a brand name of alkyl nitrites, sold legally as a "room deodorizer" or "video head cleaner" but widely used as a recreational drug
- Chicago Rush, an Arena Football League team.
- In fraternities and sororities it is a regulated period of new member recruitment. Also called "formal rush".
- Music, where it means to play faster than the indicated tempo, usually accidental and undesirable
- In poker, a winning streak usually characterized by a sequence of unusually lucky cards.
- Rush Medical College and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
- Rush (Aly & AJ song) a song by Aly & AJ
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Film, television and video games
- Rush (1991 film), a crime film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck
- A 1983 Italian science fiction film, directed by Anthony Richmond, with Conrad Nichols, Laura Trotter, Gordon Mitchell
- Rush (TV), a historical drama television serial produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the 1970s, which was later overdubbed by The Late Show in the early 1990s to produce "The Olden Days".
- a robotic dog in the Mega Man series, see List of Mega Man characters (Classic series)
- Rush (computer gaming), in real-time strategy computer games, a fast attack at the beginning of a game
- Sonic Rush A game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Rush (video game series), an arcade racing series
- Rush (video game), latest title in series for PlayStation Portable
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People
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Surname
- Barbara Rush, American actor
- Benjamin Rush, founding father of the United States
- Bobby Rush, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Bobby Rush (musician), American musician
- Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
- Ian Rush, Welsh footballer
- Jennifer Rush, American singer
- Kareem Rush, NBA basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Otis Rush, American musician
- Richard Rush, American statesman and son of Dr. Benjamin Rush
- Richard Rush (director), American film director
- Tom Rush, American singer
- William Rush, 1756-1833, American sculptor
- William Rees Rush, 1857-1940, U.S. Naval officer [1]
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First name
- Rush D. Holt, Jr., U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- Rush D. Holt, Sr., U.S. Senator from West Virginia
- Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host
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Places
Canada:
Ireland:
- Rush, Dublin, a small seaside town
United States:
- Rush, Colorado, El Paso County, Colorado, a town
- Rush, New York, Monroe County, a town
- Rush Center, Kansas, Rush County, a town
- Rush City, Minnesota, Chisago County, a town
- Rush River, Wisconsin, St. Croix County, a town
- Rush Springs, Oklahoma, Grady County
- Rush County, Indiana, a county
- Rush County, Kansas, a county
- Rush River (Minnesota), a river
- Rush River (North Dakota), a river]
- Rush River (Virginia), a river