onrush

== English == === Etymology === From on- +‎ rush. Compare Middle English onresen (“to rush upon; attack”), from Old English onrǣsan (“to rush, rush on”); Old English onrǣs (“an onrush, assault, attack”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒnˌɹʌʃ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈɔnˌɹʌʃ/ (Northern US or with the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑnˌɹʌʃ/ (Southern US, Midland US, without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɔnˌɹʌʃ/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈɒnˌɹʊʃ/ === Noun === onrush (plural onrushes) A forceful rush or flow forward. An aggressive assault. ==== Synonyms ==== onslaught ==== Translations ==== === Verb === onrush (third-person singular simple present onrushes, present participle onrushing, simple past and past participle onrushed) To rush or flow forward forcefully. To assault aggressively. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hurons