US /ˈʌpˌɹʌʃ/ UK /ˈʌprʌʃ/
noun verb Freq #497893

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a sudden rapid movement or surge upward

    A coiling uprush of smoke streamed above the burning trees.

  2. 2
    verb

    to rush or surge upward

    Hot air uprushed through the narrow shaft.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a sudden rapid movement or... upsurgesurge
2 verb · to rush or surge upward risesurge
Opposites
Word family
Related forms rushupward

Etymology

Formed in English from up + rush. The noun names an upward surge; the verb developed directly from that compound.

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