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   hurry

   /ˈhʌri/

   verb

   • 1. move or act with great haste: "we'd better hurry" Similar be quickhurry upmove quicklygo fasthastenmake hastespeedspeed uplose no timepress onpush onrundashrushhurtledartraceflyflashshootstreakboltboundblastchargechasecareerscurryscramblescamperscuttlesprintgallopgo hell for leathergo like lightningscutterinformal:whizzwhooshvroomtearscootharepeltzipwhipzoombeltbeetlebuzzget a move onstep on itget crackingget movingshake a leggo like a bat out of hellhotfoot itburn rubberbombbucketshiftput one's foot downget one's skates ongo like the clappersstir one's stumpsleg itwheechhightailbarrelboogiecliplay rubberget the lead outget a wiggle onput footvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assinformal, dated:cut alongarchaic:posthiefleetOpposite move slowlydawdle
   • ▪ do something more quickly: "hurry up and finish your meal" Similar be quickhurry upmove quicklygo fasthastenmake hastespeedspeed uplose no timepress onpush onrundashrushhurtledartraceflyflashshootstreakboltboundblastchargechasecareerscurryscramblescamperscuttlesprintgallopgo hell for leathergo like lightningscutterinformal:whizzwhooshvroomtearscootharepeltzipwhipzoombeltbeetlebuzzget a move onstep on itget crackingget movingshake a leggo like a bat out of hellhotfoot itburn rubberbombbucketshiftput one's foot downget one's skates ongo like the clappersstir one's stumpsleg itwheechhightailbarrelboogiecliplay rubberget the lead outget a wiggle onput footvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assinformal, dated:cut alongarchaic:posthiefleetOpposite move slowlydawdle
   • ▪ cause to move with haste: "she hurried him across the landing" Similar hustlehastenpush (on)urge (on)drive onspur ongoadprodinformal:gee upOpposite slow downdelay
   • ▪ do or finish (something) quickly or too quickly: "formalities were hurried over"

   noun

   • 1. great haste: "in my hurry to leave I knocked over a pile of books"
   • ▪ a need for haste; urgency: "there's no hurry to get back"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb): imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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