| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a hurrying manner.[Websters]
2. In an advancing manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an advanced manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a raging or crazed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a fleeting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a troubled or worrying manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a crushing, compressed or smashing manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a worried or annoying manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a concerned or interesting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective hurrying.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Hurrying) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb hurry.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (hurry) | 1. Move very fast.[Wordnet]. 2. Act or move at high speed; "hurry--it's late!".[Wordnet]. 3. Urge to an unnatural speed.[Wordnet]. 4. Move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed".[Wordnet]. 5. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.[Websters]. 6. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.[Websters]. 7. To cause to be done quickly.[Websters]. 8. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: hurrying, hurried, hurries, hurrier, hurriers, hurryingly and hurriedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HURRYINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1817. (references) |
Specialty Definition: hurry
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Satire | HURRY, n. The dispatch of bunglers. Source: Devil's Dictionary | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] 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: [Verb] To drive or impel with violence. Impetuous lust hurries him on to satisfy the cravings of it.. | 3: [Verb] 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.. | 4: [Verb] To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation. The business is urgent; let us hurry.. | 5: [Noun] A driving or pressing forward in motion or business.. | 6: [Noun] Pressure; urgency to haste. We cannot wait long; we are in a hurry.. | 7: [Noun] Precipitation that occasions disorder or confusion. It is necessary sometimes to be in haste, but never in a hurry.. | 8: [Noun] Tumult; bustle; commotion. Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, and puts it into a violent hurry of thought.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Literature | 1: Don't hurry, Hopkins. A satirical reproof to those who are not prompt in their payments. It is said that one Hopkins, of Kentucky, gave his creditor a promissory note on which was this memorandum, "The said Hopkins is not to be hurried in paying the above." 2: Hurry The Mahouts cheer on their elephants by repeating ur-ré, the Arabs their camels by shouting ar-ré, the French their hounds by shouts of hare, the Germans their horses by the word hurs, the herdsmen of Ireland their cattle by shouting hurrish. (Welsh, gyru, to drive; Armenian, haura, to hasten; Latin, curro, to run; etc. ). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Mining | A. Scot. A screen or sieve. b. To haul, pull, or push cars of coal in a mine c. A chute, slide, or pass as for ore in a mine, or for coal discharged from cars into vessels d. Gr. Brit. A wooden staging on a navigable river from which to loadvessels with coal. (references) | ||
| MultiLingual Slang | Arabic (yel-la). (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Hurry is a 2001 EP released by Tin Foil Phoenix as Sonic Bloom. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (countable)(sports) In American football, an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play. (references) | 2: [Noun] Rushed action. When one is "in a hurry" (adverbial phrase) it means one is doing things quickly and often impatiently. (references) | 3: [Verb] To do things quickly. He's hurrying because he's late. (references) | 4: [Verb] To speed up the rate of doing something. If you don't hurry you wont finish on time. (references) |
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Common Expressions: hurry
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hurry sickness | Hurry sickness is a modern affliction primarily seen in urbanized areas. Symptoms include, pressing the elevator button over and over again in order to increase its speed (a corollary symptom is to press the door close button while in the lift), cursing at your microwave because it is too slow, etc. (references) | ||
| Hurry Sundown | Hurry Sundown is an album by American southern rock band The Outlaws, released in 1977. (See 1977 in music). (references) | ||
| Hurry Sundown (film) | Hurry Sundown is a 1967 film starring Michael Caine. (references) | ||
| John Hurry | Sir John Hurry (or Urry) (died May 29, 1650) was a Scottish soldier. (references) | ||
| You Can't Hurry Love | You Can't Hurry Love is a 1966 hit song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, You Can't Hurry Love is one of the signature Supremes and Motown songs, and was the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from September 4 1966 to September 17 1966. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: hurry
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hurry gum | Mining | Scot. The fine material that passes through a screen or sieve. (references) | |
| Hurry up | MultiLingual Slang | Hungarian (mintha élnél). (references) | |
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