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Definitions for Hurry

[1] to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up ): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
[2] to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
[3] to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up ).
[4] to impel or perform with undue haste: to hurry someone into a decision.
[5] a state of urgency or eagerness: to be in a hurry to meet a train.
[6] hurried movement or action; haste.
[7] (intr often foll by up ) to hasten (to do something); rush
[8] (tr often foll by along ) to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
[9] haste
[10] urgency or eagerness
[11] in a hurry informal easily you won't beat him in a hurry willingly we won't go there again in a hurry

Words related to Hurry

haste, whirl, rush, whisk, zip, scurry, dash, scoot, jog, hasten, hustle, celerity, rustle, flurry, expedition, precipitance, commotion, drive, quickness, dispatch

Words nearby Hurry

hurricane deck, hurricane lamp, hurricane warning, hurricane-force wind, hurried, hurry, hurry up and wait, hurry-scurry, hurry-up, hursinghar, hurst

Origin of Hurry

1580–90; expressive word of uncertain origin, compare Middle English horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, Middle High German hurren to move quickly

Other words from Hurry

hur·ry·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·hur·ry , verb, o·ver·hur·ried, o·ver·hur·ry·ing.
un·hur·ry·ing , adjective
un·hur·ry·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Hurry

C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurry

Synonyms for Hurry

haste, bustle, celerity, commotion, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, flurry, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitation, promptitude, push, quickness, rush, rustle, scurry, speediness, swiftness, urgency