running vs rush

rush vs running

running and rush both are nouns.

running and rush both are adjectives.

running is not a verb while rush is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
running	Yes	Yes	No	No
rush	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, rush is a hyponym of running; that is, rush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than running:

running: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
rush: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

Other hyponyms of running include draw, draw play, end run, sweep, return, reverse, rushing.

running (noun)	rush (noun)
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace	(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
the act of administering or being in charge of something	a sudden forceful flow
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team	a sudden burst of activity
the state of being in operation	the swift release of a store of affective force
	grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

running (adjective)	rush (adjective)
of advancing the ball by running	done under pressure
executed or initiated by running	not accepting reservations
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
continually repeated over a period of time
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
measured lengthwise

running (verb)	rush (verb)
	act at high speed
	urge to an unnatural speed
	attack suddenly
	cause to occur rapidly
	move hurridly
	run with the ball, in football
	cause to move fast or to rush or race

Difference between running and rush

Words related to "rush"

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