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onrushed

onrushed is the simple past and past participle of onrush.

Meaning of onrush

Verb

onrush (third-person singular simple present onrushes, present participle onrushing, simple past and past participle onrushed)

  1. To rush or flow forward forcefully.
    • Werner’s run had created the space and Havertz got there before the onrushing Ederson, catching a little break off the goalkeeper before rolling it into the empty net.2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian
  2. To assault aggressively.

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Questions about onrushed

What is onrushed the simple past and past participle of?
Onrushed is the simple past and past participle of onrush.

Words near onrushed in the dictionary

  1. onramp
  2. onramps
  3. onreg'lar
  4. onroad
  5. onrush
  6. onrushed
  7. onrushes
  8. onrushing
  9. onry
  10. ons
  11. Onsagerian

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