2syllables
hurry
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Definitions ofhurry
1noun
- Rushed action.
Example: "Why are you in such a big hurry?"
- Urgency.
Example: "There is no hurry on that paperwork."
- An incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play.
- A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation.
1verb
- To do things quickly.
Example: "He's hurrying because he's late."
- Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
Example: "If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time."
- To cause to be done quickly.
- To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
- To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
- To put: to convey coal in the mine, e.g. from the working to the tramway.
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