hurry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
    haste.
    • in a hurry to lock the door
  2. noun overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
    precipitation; hastiness; haste; hurriedness.
    • he soon regretted his haste
  3. noun the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
    rush; haste; rushing.
    • in his haste to leave he forgot his book
  4. verb move very fast
    speed; travel rapidly; zip.
    • The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
  5. verb act or move at high speed
    rush; hasten; festinate; look sharp.
    • We have to rush!
    • hurry--it's late!
  6. verb urge to an unnatural speed
    rush.
    • Don't rush me, please!

WordNet

Hur"ry transitive verb
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hurried ; present participle & verbal noun Hurrying
Definitions
  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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.
Hur"ry noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913