onrush

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈɑnrʌʃ/ UK /ˈɒnrʌʃ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a sudden surging or forward rush of something

The onrush of floodwater swept away the makeshift footbridge.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a sudden surging or forward... surge rush onslaught flood torrent stampede charge

Opposites

retreat ebb recession trickle

Word family

Derived forms onrushing

Related forms rush onset onslaught

Etymology

A 19th-century English compound of the adverb/preposition 'on' plus 'rush', denoting a forward surging movement.

on Old English

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Space, Position & Direction

# onrush

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɑnrʌʃ
**IPA (UK):** ˈɒnrʌʃ

## Meanings
1. a sudden surging or forward rush of something

## Examples
- The onrush of floodwater swept away the makeshift footbridge.

## Synonyms
- surge
- rush
- onslaught
- flood
- torrent
- stampede
- charge

## Antonyms
- retreat
- ebb
- recession
- trickle

## Derived Forms
- onrushing

## Related Forms
- rush
- onset
- onslaught

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: on

## Etymology
A 19th-century English compound of the adverb/preposition 'on' plus 'rush', denoting a forward surging movement.

## AI Etymology
Onrush is a 19th-century English compound of the adverb/preposition 'on' plus 'rush', denoting a forward surging movement. Important recorded forms include on (Old English). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a sudden surging or forward rush of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as onrushing and related words such as rush, onset, and onslaught.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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