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upture n. 1 break, rift, split, fissure, fracture, cleavage, bursting;
breaking, splitting, break-up, breach, schism, disunity,
breaking up, severance, division, separation: The rupture was
caused by the expansion of the water on freezing. There was no
rupture in friendly relations between the families. 2 hernia:
He is to undergo surgery for a rupture.
--v. 3 break (up or apart), split, fracture, cleave, divide,
breach, separate; disrupt, part, sunder: The fabric of the
balloon ruptured, the gas escaped, and the basket plummeted
earthward.
rural adj. 1 country, pastoral, sylvan, bucolic, rustic, Arcadian,
exurban; agricultural, agrarian, Literary georgic: They always
preferred rural life to life in the city. Constable painted
mainly rural scenes. He sells farm equipment, strictly a rural
business. 2 See rustic, 2, below.
ruse n. trick, device, deception, manoeuvre or chiefly US maneuver,
dodge, pretence, pretext, subterfuge, stratagem, ploy, hoax,
wile, artifice, imposture: His feigned friendship was only a
ruse to get them to reveal their next move.
rush v. 1 hurry (up), hasten, run, race, hustle, bustle, make haste,
dash, speed, scurry, scramble, scoot, jump, sprint, scamper,
scuttle, Colloq move (it), hotfoot (it), skedaddle, step on it,
make it snappy, US hightail (it), step on the gas , Slang get
moving, get cracking, get a wiggle on, go like a bat out of
hell, shake a leg: If you want the job, you'll have to rush to
send in your application. Don't rush - there's plenty for
everyone. 2 attack, assault, charge, storm, blitz: If we rush
them, we might take them by surprise.
--n. 3 hurry, haste, hustle, bustle, dash, speed, turmoil,
turbulence, flurry, commotion, ferment, pother, ado, to-do,
excitement, pell-mell, harum-scarum: What's the rush? 4 surge,
sensation, thrill, charge: I felt a rush of pleasure when I saw
her coming down the street.
--adj. 5 urgent, hurry-up, exigent, high-priority,
top-priority, emergency: This is a rush job that must be
completed today.