What does "rushed" mean?

1. (done too quickly) done in a hurry, often resulting in a lack of quality or care. 2. (feeling very busy) feeling like you have too many things to do and not enough time. 3. (covered in plants) covered with a type of tall grass called rushes that grows near water.

How do you use "rushed"?

This sense is rare in modern speech and is almost exclusively found in botanical or older literary contexts.

rushed

adj.

US //ˈɹəʃt// UK //ɹˈʌʃt// rushed

1 done too quickly (adj.)
B1 Intermediate

done in a hurry, often resulting in a lack of quality or care.

performed or produced with excessive haste, often implying a suboptimal outcome due to time pressure.

Example

The report felt rushed and was full of small spelling mistakes.

Example

The final chapter of the novel felt rushed, as if the author had been pressured by the publisher to meet a strict deadline at the expense of the plot.
2 feeling very busy (adj.)
B1 Intermediate

feeling like you have too many things to do and not enough time.

experiencing a state of being hurried or pressured by a demanding schedule.

Example

I felt rushed all morning because I woke up late for work.

Example

The staff appeared visibly rushed during the lunch hour, struggling to maintain their usual standard of service amidst the sudden influx of customers.
- busy
- pressed for time
- relaxed
- free

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3 covered in plants (adj.)
C2 Proficiency Literary Science

covered with a type of tall grass called rushes that grows near water.

abounding with or characterized by the presence of rushes (plants of the family Juncaceae).

Example

The ducks hid in the rushed banks of the quiet river.

Example

The poet described the rushed margins of the lake, where the water met the thick clusters of long, green stems.

Usage

This sense is rare in modern speech and is almost exclusively found in botanical or older literary contexts.
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