Definitions for Hurry
ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr ihur·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. hurry, hastenoun

   a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

   "in a hurry to lock the door"

2. haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitationnoun

   overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

   "he soon regretted his haste"

3. haste, hurry, rush, rushingverb

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

4. travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zipverb

   move very fast

   "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

5. rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinateverb

   act or move at high speed

   "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

6. rush, hurryverb

   urge to an unnatural speed

   "Don't rush me, please!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hurrynoun

   Rushed action.

   Why are you in such a big hurry?

2. hurrynoun

   Urgency.

   There is no hurry on that paperwork.

3. hurrynoun

   In American football, an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play.

4. hurryverb

   To do things quickly.

   He's hurrying because he's late.

5. hurryverb

   Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.

   If you don't hurry you won't finish on time.

6. Etymology: horyed ‘rushed, impelled’, frequentative of hurren ‘to vibrate rapidly, buzz’, from hurzanan ‘to rush’ (compare hurren ‘to hasten’, hurre ‘to whirl around’), from ḱers- (compare carrog ‘torrent’, currere ‘to run’, Tocharian A/B kursär/kwärsar ‘league; course’, karsiu ‘to go quickly’). Related to horse, rush.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hurrynoun

   Tumult; precipitation; commotion.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Among all the horrible hurries in England, Ireland was then almost quiet. John Hayward.

   It might have pleased him in the present heat and hurry of his rage; but must have displeased him infinitely in the sedate reflection. Robert South, Sermons.

   After the violence of the hurry and commotion was over, the water came to a state somewhat more calm. John Woodward.

   Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts it into a violent hurry of thought. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   A long train of coaches and six ran through the heart, one after another, in a very great hurry. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   I do not include the life of those who are in a perpetual hurry of affairs, but of those who are not always engaged. Addis.

   The pavement sounds with trampling feet,
   And the mixt hurry barricades the street. John Gay, Trivia.

2. To Hurryverb

   To hasten; to put into precipitation or confusion; to drive confusedly.

   Etymology: hergian, to plunder, Saxon: hurs was likewise a word used by the old Germans in urging their horses to speed; but seems the imperative of the verb.

   Your nobles will not hear you; but are gone
   To offer service to your enemy;
   And wild amazement hurries up and down
   The little number of your doubtful friends. William Shakespeare.

   For whom all this haste
   Of midnight march, and hurry’d meeting here? John Milton.

   Impetuous lust hurries him on to satisfy the cravings of it. Robert South, Sermons.

   That hurry’d o’er
   Such swarms of English to the neighb’ring shore. Dryden.

   A man has not time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the stage. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   Stay these sudden gusts of passion,
   That hurry you away. Nicholas Rowe, Royal Convert.

   If a council be called, or a battle fought, you are not coldly informed, the reader is hurried out of himself by the poet’s imagination. Alexander Pope, Iliad. Preface to the.

3. To Hurryverb

   To move on with precipitation.

   Did you but know what joys your way attend,
   You would not hurry to your journey’s end. John Dryden, Aurengz.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hurryverb

   to hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on

2. Hurryverb

   to impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity

3. Hurryverb

   to cause to be done quickly

4. Hurryverb

   to move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry

5. Hurrynoun

   the act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion

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1. Hurry

   Hurry is a 2001 EP released by Tin Foil Phoenix as Sonic Bloom. The EP was nominated for a 2002 Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Rock Recording.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hurry

   hur′i, v.t. to urge forward: to hasten.—v.i to move or act with haste:—pa.p. hurr′ied.—n. a driving forward: haste: tumult: a tremolando passage for violins, &c., in connection with an exciting situation.—adj. Hurr′ied.—adv. Hurr′iedly.—n. Hurr′iedness.—adv. Hurr′yingly.—n. Hurr′y-skurr′y, confusion and bustle.—adv. confusedly. [Imit. Cf. Old Sw. hurra, to whirl round.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hurry

   A staith or wharf where coals are shipped in the north.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HURRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hurry is ranked #42237 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hurry surname appeared 514 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hurry.
   
   67.7% or 348 total occurrences were White.
   24.7% or 127 total occurrences were Black.
   2.9% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Urge

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Hurry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3344

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Hurry' in Verbs Frequency: #628

How to pronounce Hurry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hurry in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hurry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Hurry in a Sentence

1. Zhang Maosheng:

   Even my wife tells me,' Stop thinking too much about all this, so unrealistic.' She says,' Why don't you hurry up, find a proper job and earn a bit more money ?' What's more important than looking after your wife and kids ?

2. Zig Ziglar:

   Every sale has five basic obstacles no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.

3. Malcolm X:

   Don’t be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn’t do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today.

4. Driver Kasem Pooksuwan:

   When I dropped him, he still appeared very calm, just like (a) normal customer. He seemed not in a hurry at all.

5. John Cornyn:

   He sounds very sharp, i think just frustrated, as you might imagine, having to go through all this, but he’s eager to come back, and I, again, I told him don’t be in a big hurry. You know, get stronger, get better. And we’re not doing much here.

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