hurry
interj.
hurry up, make it quick!, do it fast!, speed up!
v.
make haste, rush; urge, prod
n.
rush, haste; urgency
Hurry
hurry
Noun
1. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
(synonym) haste
(hypernym) urgency
(derivation) rush
2. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
(synonym) haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation
(hypernym) speed, swiftness, fastness
(hyponym) abruptness, precipitateness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
(derivation) rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate
3. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
(synonym) haste, rush, rushing
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) dash, bolt
(derivation) travel rapidly, speed, zip
Verb
1. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
(synonym) travel rapidly, speed, zip
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) flit, flutter, fleet, dart
(derivation) haste, rush, rushing
2. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
(synonym) rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate
(hypernym) act, move
(derivation) haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation
3. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
(synonym) rush
(hypernym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(cause) rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate
(derivation) haste
hurry
n.
hurry, rush, haste
Hurry
(v. t.)
To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
(v. t.)
To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
(v. t.)
To cause to be done quickly.
(v. i.)
To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.
(n.)
The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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