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Meaning of 'hurry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hurry [ n.]
- The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.
2 . Hurry [ v. i.]
- To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.
3 . Hurry [ v. t.]
- To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
- To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
- To cause to be done quickly.

Meaning of 'hurry' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hurry [ n]
Meaning (1):
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
Example in sentence:
  • he soon regretted his haste
Meaning (2):
- a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
Example in sentence:
  • in a hurry to lock the door
Meaning (3):
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Example in sentence:
  • in his haste to leave he forgot his book
4 . hurry [ v]
Meaning (4):
- urge to an unnatural speed
Example in sentence:
  • Don't rush me, please!
Meaning (5):
- act or move at high speed
Example in sentence:
  • hurry--it's late!;
  • We have to rush!
Meaning (6):
- move very fast
Example in sentence:
  • The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed

Nearby Words:

hurden hurdle hurdleed hurdleing hurdlework hurds hurdy-gurdy hurkaru hurl hurlbat

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