hur·ry (hûr'ē, hŭr'-)

v., -ried, -ry·ing, -ries.

v.intr.
To move or act with speed or haste.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.
2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage.
3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite. See synonyms at speed.

n., pl., -ries.

1. The act or an instance of hurrying; hastened progress.
2. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste. See synonyms at haste.
3. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave.

[Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass. See harry.]

hurrier hur'ri·er n.

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