Rushing means a sudden forward motion, or a surge or onslaught. Rushing may refer to:

Tactics

Rush (gridiron football) Rushing is an action taken by the offense that means to advance the ball by running with it, as opposed to passing, or kicking. Running Rushing, on offense, is running with the ball when starting from behind the line of scrimmage with an inten ...

, advancing the ball by running on offense. On defense, charging the quarterback or kicker is a

pass rush On defense in American football, a pass rush is charging across the line of scrimmage towards the quarterback in an effort to stop or " sack" them. The purpose is tackling, hurrying or flushing the quarterback out of their protective pocket or t ...

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Human wave attack The human wave attack, also known as the human sea attack, is an offensive infantry tactic in which an attacker conducts an unprotected frontal assault with densely concentrated infantry formations against the enemy line, intended to overrun and ...

, an offensive infantry tactic *

Rush (video gaming) In video games, rushing or rushdown is a battle tactic similar to the blitzkrieg or the human wave attack tactics in real-world ground warfare, in which speed and surprise are used to overwhelm an enemy's ability to wage war, usually before the ...

, a fast attack or preemptive strike intended to overwhelm an unprepared opponent, or a mass attack hoping to win by sheer numerical superiority

Other uses

Rushing (surname) Rushing is the surname of: * Allison Jones Rushing (born 1982), American judge * Byron Rushing (born 1942), American politician * Jimmy Rushing (1901–1972), American singer featured in Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948 * John Rushing (19 ...

, a list of people *

Rushing, Arkansas Rushing is an unincorporated community in Stone County, Arkansas, United States. History A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States * ''Rushing'', a 1999 Moby song from ''

Play Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Pla ...

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fraternities A fraternity (from Latin ''frater'': "brother"; whence, "brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men associated together for various religious or secular aims. Fraternity in ...

Rushing (sororities) Sorority recruitment or rush is a process in which university undergraduate women join a sorority. It is a procedure that includes a number of themed rounds in which different events are included. The rounds are followed by preference night and ...

, a component of new member recruitment for sororities {{disambig