Outrushes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To move outward or upward rapidly; to surge or flow forth at a high speed; to exceed in a quick or forceful manner beyond a standard or expectation
2. To advance or emerge suddenly with great swiftness; to spill or rush out rapidly like liquid; to surpass someone or something in a swift and powerful way
3. To project or spring out with speed; to cascade forth energetically; to outperform in a vigorous and speedy manner

Etymology: "Outrushes" is the third-person singular present form of "outrush," so the core story belongs to its base. "Outrush" is formed from "out" and "rush," joined to mean a rushing forth or outward. The "out" element comes from Old English "ūt," which traces back through Proto-Germanic to an ancient root shared with Latin "ūtī" through the Indo-European family, while "rush" descends from Old English "rysċe," a word for the reeds or rushes that grow in wet ground. The surprising link is that the verb "rush" meaning to move hastily seems to have grown out of the plant. Rushes were the long, hollow-stemmed reeds cut for floor coverings and candles, and the Old English word was passed down through Middle English "rische" to modern "rush," so the everyday sense of hurrying is the younger one in the chain.

Synonyms: surges, rushes out