apurar
v.
purify; drain; verify; hurry
apurar
v.
perfect, amend, investigate
apurar
= hustle.
Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.
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* apurar a Alguien = press to + the point.
* apurarse = shake + a leg.
apurarse
(v.) = shake + a leg
Ex: Before daylight on the following morning, we were abruptly awakened by a guard and told to shake a leg or miss breakfast.