[hur.ry] vb hur.ried ; hur.ry.ing [perh. fr. ME horyen] vt (1592) 1 a: to carry or cause to go with haste "~ them to the hospital" b: to impel to rash or precipitate action
2. a: to impel to greater speed: prod "used spurs to ~ the horse" b: expedite c: to perform with undue haste "~ a minuet" ~ vi: to move or act with haste "please ~ up" -- hur.ri.er n
[2]hurry n (1600) 1: disturbed or disorderly activity: commotion
2. a: agitated and often bustling or disorderly haste b: a state of eagerness or urgency: rush syn see haste -- in a hurry : without delay: as rapidly as possible "the police got there in a hurry"