Dictionary Entry
hurry
hurry is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
- 2transitive verb
To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
- 3transitive verb
To cause to be done quickly.
- 4intransitive verb
To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.
- 5noun
The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.
- 6noun
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
"in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
- 7noun
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
"he soon regretted his haste"
- 8noun
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
"in a hurry to lock the door"
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- 9verb
urge to an unnatural speed
"Don't rush me, please!"
Synonyms
- 10verb
act or move at high speed
"We have to rush!"
"hurry--it's late!"
- 11verb
move very fast
"The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
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