bull rush

noun

: a direct forceful rush by a defensive player in football

bull-rush

ˈbu̇l-ˌrəsh 

also ˈbəl-

verb

Examples of bull rush in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And yes, Braden Fiske walked Colby straight back into the pocket once on a nasty bull rush, forcing Purdy to escape. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026

Further down the depth chart, Drew Sanders, healthy in this camp after missing all of last season due to injury, had a strong bull rush in the fourth quarter that ended in a sack of Falcons quarterback Jack Strand. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Young is known to win with bull rush and heavy hands and play with extreme effort on every snap. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

The next level is building a deeper repertoire of counter moves in case his powerful bull rush gets stalled. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bull rush

• airbrush
• hairbrush
• inrush
• onrush
• paintbrush
• sagebrush
• blush
• brush
• crush
• flush
• gush
• hush