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Hurry

Hurry Meaning & Definition
Hurry Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hurry?

[n] the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
[n] overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
[n] a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
[v] urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
[v] act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
[v] move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hurry: haste | haste | haste | hastiness | hurriedness | precipitation | rush | rush | rushing | speed | travel rapidly | zip

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hurry: accelerate | ado | agitation | air speed | bolt | brouhaha | bundle | bustle | buzz about | career | celerity | chase | cheer on | commotion | crowd | dart | dash | dash off | dash on | dig out | dispatch | disquiet | disturbance | dither | double-time | drive | drive on | eagerness | ebullience | ebullition | eddy | effervescence | egg | egg on | embroilment | expedite | expedition | expeditiousness | fastness | feery-fary | ferment | fermentation | festinate | flight | fling | flit | flurry | flutter | fly | forward | fume | fuss | get cracking | get going | get moving | goad on | ground speed | haste | hasten | hasten off | hasten on | helter-skelter | hie | hie on | hound on | hump | hump it | hurly-burly | hurry about | hurry along | hurry away | hurry on | hurry through | hurry up | hurry-scurry | hurtle | hustle | hustle up | instantaneousness | knots | leap | light out | lightning speed | lose no time | make a fuss | make haste | miles per hour | move quickly | nip | nip off | pell-mell | perturbation | plunge | post | pother | precipitate | precipitation | press | press on | promptitude | promptness | push | push on | push through | quicken | quickness | race | railroad through | rapidity | root on | round pace | rpm | ruffle | run | rush | rush about | rush along | rush around | rush through | rustle | scamper | scamper off | scoot | scour | scramble | scud | scurry | scuttle | shake a leg | shoot | skedaddle | skin out | snappiness | speed | speed along | speed on | speed up | speediness | spur | spur on | spurt | stampede | step on it | stew | stir | sweat | swift rate | swiftness | swirl | swirling | tear | tear around | tear off | tear out | to-do | tumult | turbulence | turmoil | uproar | upset | urge | urge on | urgency | velocity | vortex | whip | whip along | whip off | whip on | whirl | whiz about | whiz off | yeastiness

See Also | abruptness | accelerate | act | bolt | dart | dash | fastness | festinate | fleet | flit | flutter | go | hasten | hurry | locomote | look sharp | motion | move | move | move | movement | precipitance | precipitancy | precipitateness | quicken | run | scamper | scramble | scurry | speed | speed up | suddenness | swiftness | travel | urgency | whizz | whizz along | zoom | zoom along

Hurry In Webster's Dictionary

\Hur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. Impetuous lust hurries him on. --South. They hurried him abroad a bark. --Shak. 2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your doubtful friends. --Shak. 3. To cause to be done quickly. Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.
\Hur"ry\, v. i. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry. {To hurry up}, to make haste. [Colloq.]
\Hur"ry\, n. The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion. Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought. --Addison. Syn: Haste; speed; dispatch. See {Haste}.

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