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hurry
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. i. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry. [1913 Webster] To hurry up, to make haste. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurry \Hur"ry\, n.
The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency;
bustle; confusion.
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Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the
mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought.
--Addison.
Syn: Haste; speed; dispatch. See Haste.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. 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. [1913 Webster] Impetuous lust hurries him on. --South. [1913 Webster] They hurried him abroad a bark. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. [1913 Webster] And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your doubtful friends. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to be done quickly. Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge. [1913 Webster]
