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bum-rushes

bum-rushes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bum-rush.

Meaning of bum-rush

Verb

bum-rush (third-person singular simple present bum-rushes, present participle bum-rushing, simple past and past participle bum-rushed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To force one's way into; to crash.
  2. (informal, transitive) To forcibly overpower a person.
    • That gave them the opportunity to bum-rush [the gunman]2015 August 21, KGWhttp://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/08/21/oregon-soldier-takes-down-gunman--french-train/32162823/

Questions about bum-rushes

What is bum-rushes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bum-rushes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bum-rush.

Words near bum-rushes in the dictionary

  1. bum-fluff
  2. bum-fluffed
  3. bum-fuck nowhere
  4. bum-rush
  5. bum-rushed
  6. bum-rushes
  7. bum-rushing
  8. bum-squabble
  9. bum-squabbled
  10. bum-squabbles
  11. bum-squabbling

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