Definition of Hurry

Verb: hurry  hur-ee or hú-ree [N. Amer], hú-ree [Brit]

1. Move fast
   "He hurried down the hall to receive his guests";
   - rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie [archaic], speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it, travel rapidly, zip
    
2. Act or move at high speed
   "hurry--it's late!";
   - rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate [archaic], hurry up, get a move on, make haste
    
3. Urge to an unnatural speed
   "Don't hurry me, please!";
   - rush

Noun: hurry  hur-ee or hú-ree [N. Amer], hú-ree [Brit]

1. A condition of urgency making it necessary to move or act fast
   "in a hurry to lock the door";
   - haste
    
2. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
   "he soon regretted his hurry";
   - haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation
    
3. The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
   "in his hurry to leave he forgot his book";
   - haste, rush, rushing

See also:
hurries
hurrying

Anagrams containing the word hurry

hyurr yhurr ryhur rryhu urryh