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Meaning of bum-rush | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To force one's way into; to crash.
  2. To forcibly overpower a person.

Equivalents

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Examples

“2015 August 21, KGWhttp://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/08/21/oregon-soldier-takes-down-gunman--french-train/32162823/ That gave them the opportunity to bum-rush [the gunman]”
“It had what they call a safety space[…] He was trying to get into it, but he got bum rushed so fast that he didn't get into that.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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