onrush
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
the attack began at dawn
Types & categories
- military operation hypernym
- ground attack hyponym
- charge hyponym
- banzai attack hyponym
- diversionary attack hyponym
- penetration hyponym
- blitzkrieg hyponym
- strike hyponym
- counterattack hyponym
- bombing hyponym
- firing hyponym
- strafe hyponym
- surprise attack hyponym
Parts & wholes
- assault part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a forceful forward rush or flow
from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed
Types & categories
- surge hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aggress |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | attack |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | assault |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military operation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | charge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | banzai attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | diversionary attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | penetration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blitzkrieg |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterattack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bombing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | firing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strafe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surprise attack |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | surge |