Definition of: hurry

(hûr′ē) v. hur·ried, hur·ry·ing v.i.
1. To act or move rapidly or in haste; hasten.
—v.t.
2. To cause or urge to act or move more rapidly: often with up.
3. To cause to act or move too hastily: I was hurried into it.
4. To hasten the progress, completion, etc., of, often unduly: to hurry a decision. See synonyms under HUSTLE, QUICKEN.
—noun plural hur·ries
1. Haste; precipitation.
2. The act of hurrying. [Origin uncertain]
—hur′ried adjective
—hur′·ried·ly adverb
—hur′ried·ness noun