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5 definitions found 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\, 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\, 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hurry n 1: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" [syn: {haste}] 2: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hastiness}, {hurriedness}] 3: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {rush}, {rushing}] v 1: move very fast [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {zip}] 2: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {look sharp}] 3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me please!" [syn: {rush}] [ant: {delay}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: HURRY, n. The dispatch of bunglers.
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