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English Dictionary: hurry	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for hurry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hurry n a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" Synonym(s): hurry, haste overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" Synonym(s): haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" Synonym(s): haste, hurry, rush, rushing v move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" Synonym(s): travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" Synonym(s): rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" Synonym(s): rush, hurry Antonym(s): delay, detain, hold up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurry \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurry \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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurry \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}.