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Webster 1913 Edition
Hurry
Hur′ry
,Verb.
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. Shakespeare
2.
To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
And wild amazement
The little number of your doubtful friends.
hurries
up and downThe little number of your doubtful friends.
Shakespeare
Syn. – To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.
Hur′ry
,Verb.
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
,Noun.
The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.
Syn. – Haste; speed; dispatch. See
Haste
. Webster 1828 Edition
Hurry
HUR'RY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to drive or press forward with more rapidity; to urge to act or proceed with more celerity; as, to hurry the workmen or the work. Our business hurries us. The weather is hot and the load heavy; we cannot safely hurry the horses.2.
To drive or impel with violence. Impetuous lust hurries him on to satisfy the cravings of it.
3.
To urge or drive with precipitation and confusion; for confusion is often caused by hurry. And wild amazement hurries up and down
The little number of your doubtful friends.
To hurry away, to drive or carry away in haste.
HUR'RY
,Verb.
I.
The business is urgent; let us hurry.
HUR'RY
,Noun.
1.
Pressure; urgency to haste. We cannot wait long; we are in a hurry.
2.
Precipitation that occasions disorder or confusion. It is necessary sometimes to be in haste, but never in a hurry.
3.
Tumult; bustle; commotion. Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, and puts it into a violent hurry of thought.