What does hurry mean?
Definitions for hurry
ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr ihur·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
hurry, haste(noun)
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
"in a hurry to lock the door"
haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation(noun)
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
"he soon regretted his haste"
haste, hurry, rush, rushing(verb)
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
"in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip(verb)
move very fast
"The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate(verb)
act or move at high speed
"We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
rush, hurry(verb)
urge to an unnatural speed
"Don't rush me, please!"
Wiktionary
hurry(Noun)
Rushed action.
Why are you in such a big hurry?
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.
hurry(Noun)
Urgency.
There is no hurry on that paperwork.
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.
hurry(Noun)
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.
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.
hurry(Verb)
To do things quickly.
He's hurrying because he's late.
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.
hurry(Verb)
Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
If you don't hurry you won't finish on time.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Hurry(verb)
to hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on
Hurry(verb)
to impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity
Hurry(verb)
to cause to be done quickly
Hurry(verb)
to move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry
Hurry(noun)
the act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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 Terms
hurry
A staith or wharf where coals are shipped in the north.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hurry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3344
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hurry' in Verbs Frequency: #628
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hurry in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hurry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of hurry in a Sentence
Journalism is literature in a hurry.
Real beauty is quiet. Especially in this town, it's just so hard not to say, 'Oh, I need to look like that,' no, be a good person; be a good mom; do a good job with the lunch; let someone cut in front of you who looks like they're in a bigger hurry. The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren't trying.
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
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This strange disease of modern life, with its sick hurry, its divided aims.
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- أسرع, اندفعArabic
- fer via, accelerar, apressar, presaCatalan, Valencian
- spěch, spěchatCzech
- skynde sigDanish
- Eile, eilen, sich beeilen, beeilenGerman
- rapidi, rapidiĝiEsperanto
- darse prisa, apurarse, prisa, apresurarseSpanish
- عجلهPersian
- kiiruhtaa, kiirehtiä, nopeuttaa, lisätä, vauhti, pitää kiirettäFinnish
- dépêcher, précipitation, hâte, hâterFrench
- éascaighIrish
- cabhag, deannScottish Gaelic
- sietHungarian
- շտապելArmenian
- fretta, affrettarsi, precipitarsi, premura, furiaItalian
- 急ぐ, 急いでJapanese
- 서두르다Korean
- خێراKurdish
- festīnō, ruōLatin
- skubaLatvian
- skynde seg, travelhet, pressNorwegian
- ତରବରOriya
- pośpiechPolish
- pressa, apressarPortuguese
- спешка, спешить, торопитьсяRussian
- nxitojAlbanian
- hets, skynda, skynda på, jäkt, hast, brådskaSwedish
- acele etmek, aşıkmakTurkish
- جلدیUrdu
- vội, vội lên, vội vàng, mau lên, nhanh lênVietnamese
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