GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 3 definitions

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   Hurry , 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.]
   To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
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   Impetuous lust hurries him on.
   South.
   
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   They hurried him abroad a bark.
   Shak.
   
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   To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
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   And wild amazement hurries up and down
   The little number of your doubtful friends.
   Shak.
   
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   To cause to be done quickly.
   Syn. -- To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.
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   Hurry, v. i. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.
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   To hurry up, to make haste. [Colloq.]
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   Hurry, n. The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.
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   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.
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