hurry

  • 31hurry — {{11}}hurry (n.) c.1600, probably from HURRY (Cf. hurry) (v.). {{12}}hurry (v.) 1590, first recorded in Shakespeare, who used it often; perhaps a variant of harry (v.), or perhaps a W.Midlands sense of M.E. hurren to vibrate rapidly, buzz, from P …

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  • 32hurry — 1. verb 1) hurry or you ll be late Syn: be quick, hurry up, hurry it up, hasten, speed up, speed it up, press on, push on; run, dash, rush, race, fly; scurry, scramble, scuttle, sprint; informal get a mov …

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  • 33Hurry (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Hurry Type = ep Longtype = Artist = Tin Foil Phoenix Released = 2002 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Hurry is a 2001 EP released by Tin Foil Phoenix as… …

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  • 34hurry-up — /herr ee up , hur /, adj. characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry up meal; a hurry up phone call. [1885 90; adj. use of v. phrase hurry up] * * * …

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  • 35hurry — 1. noun /ˈhʌɹi,ˈhɝ.ɹi/ a) Rushed action. When one is in a hurry (adverbial phrase) it means one is doing things quickly and often impatiently. There is no hurry on that paperwork. b) Urgency. 2. verb /ˈhʌɹi,ˈhɝ.ɹi/ a) To do things quickly …

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  • 36hurry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. press, rush, drive, force; hasten, speed, accelerate, quicken, facilitate, scurry. See haste, expedition. II (Roget s IV) interj. Syn. run, hasten, speed, move, step on it*, step on the gas*, get on… …

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  • 37hurry — 1. verb 1) hurry or you ll be late Syn: be quick, hurry up, hasten, speed up, run, dash, rush, race, scurry, scramble, scuttle, sprint; informal get a move on; Brit.; informal get one s skates on; N …

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  • 38hurry — hur•ry [[t]ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i[/t]] v. ried, ry•ing, 1) to move, proceed, or act with haste (often fol. by up) 2) to drive, carry, or cause to move with speed 3) to hasten; urge forward (often fol. by up) 4) to impel or perform with undue haste; rush …

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  • 39hurry — [c]/ˈhʌri / (say huree) verb (hurried, hurrying) –verb (i) Also, hurry up. 1. to move, proceed, or act with haste, often undue haste. –verb (t) 2. to drive or move (someone or something) with speed, often with confused haste. 3. Also, hurry up.… …

  • 40hurry-up — /ˈhʌri ʌp/ (say huree up) noun 1. a reminder or prompting to action: go and give them a hurry up. –adjective 2. prompting; urging: a hurry up call. –phrase 3. give someone a hurry up, Colloquial to urge someone to greater speed …