Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » hurry
hurry
transitive verb hurried, hurrying
- to cause to move or act more rapidly or too rapidly; drive, move, send, force, or carry with haste
- to cause to occur or be done more rapidly or too rapidly; accelerate the preparation or completion of; urge on
- to urge or cause to act soon or too soon
intransitive verb
to move or act with haste; move faster than is comfortable or natural
noun
- a hurrying or being hurried; rush; urgency
- eagerness to do, act, go, etc. quickly
Related Forms:
- hurrier noun
See hurry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Learn more about hurry
link/cite print suggestion box