Cryptic crossword clue
Overcharges for plants 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RUSHES

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What does RUSHES mean?

RUSHES noun
  1. Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
  2. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
  3. The merest trifle; a straw.
  4. A wick.
RUSHES noun
  1. A sudden forward motion.
  2. A surge.
  3. General haste.
  4. A rapid, noisy flow.
  5. A sudden attack; an onslaught.
  6. The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
  7. (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
  8. A rusher; a lineman.
  9. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
  10. A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
  11. (college slang) A perfect recitation.
  12. A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
RUSHES verb
  1. To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
  2. To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
  3. To dribble rapidly.
  4. (contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
  5. To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
  6. To make a swift or sudden attack.
  7. To swiftly attack without warning.
  8. To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
  9. (college) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
  10. To transport or carry quickly.
  11. To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
  12. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.

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