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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
  1. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
    Synonym(s): hurry, haste
  2. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
    Synonym(s): haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
  3. 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
  1. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
    Synonym(s): travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
  2. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
    Synonym(s): rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
  3. 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}.
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