onrush (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def a forceful forward rush or flow
examples from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed
the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts
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Hypernym rush, spate, surge, upsurge
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Hyponym rush, spate, surge, upsurge

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