Meaning of HURRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'huree
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- [n] the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
- [n] overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
- [n] a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
- [v] urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
- [v] act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
- [v] move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
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| | Synonyms: | | haste, haste, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation, rush, rush, rushing, speed, travel rapidly, zip |
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| | Antonyms: | | delay, detain, hold up | | |
| | See Also: | | abruptness, accelerate, act, bolt, dart, dash, fastness, festinate, fleet, flit, flutter, go, hasten, hurry, locomote, look sharp, motion, move, move, move, movement, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, quicken, run, scamper, scramble, scurry, speed, speed up, suddenness, swiftness, travel, urgency, whizz, whizz along, zoom, zoom along | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Hur"ry\, 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.]
1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
Impetuous lust hurries him on. --South.
They hurried him abroad a bark. --Shak.
2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to
confused or irregular activity.
And wild amazement hurries up and down The little
number of your doubtful friends. --Shak.
3. To cause to be done quickly.
Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate;
urge.
\Hur"ry\, v. i.
To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or
precipitation; as, let us hurry.
{To hurry up}, to make haste. [Colloq.]
\Hur"ry\, n.
The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency;
bustle; confusion.
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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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are in a hurry, suggests that may be unprepared for a situation. There is a lack in your planning of things. Alternatively, you may be feeling out of place. This dream may also be a literal reflection of your daily life where you feel that you are always in a rush and that there is not enough time to do all the things you want to do. The dream may occur due to this type of stress. |
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