Adrenaline rush

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A surge of strength and energy brought on by a dangerous situation, by, or as if by, adrenaline.
  2. 2
    An event or activity which causes such a state. figuratively, idiomatic

    "Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenaline rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham."

Synonyms

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burstbuzzelationexhilarationfigurative usageinformal usage

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"Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenaline rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham."

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