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VocabJLPT N1

rush

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. rush
2. flood

This verb describes a situation where people or things rush in or flood toward something all at once in great numbers. It is often used to describe a surge of customers, orders, complaints, or phone calls arriving simultaneously.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

So the surprise winner announcement caused a flood of inquiries?

Sentence 2

When told "there's still time," everyone rushed to the counter.

Sentence 3

The moment reservations opened, the site was hit with a flood of traffic and crashed.

Sentence 4

Parents flood the daycare at pickup time and the entrance gets totally jammed.

Sentence 5

The moment my friend said "it's free," everyone rushed in.