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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}.

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"

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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