HURRY

I. verb (hurried; ~ing) Etymology: perhaps from Middle English horyen Date: 1592 transitive verb 1. to carry or cause to go with haste , to impel to rash or precipitate action, 2. to impel to greater speed ; prod , expedite , to perform with undue haste , intransitive verb to move or act with haste , hurrier noun II. noun Date: 1600 disturbed or disorderly activity ; commotion , 2. agitated and often bustling or disorderly haste, a state of eagerness or urgency ; rush , see: haste