ˈhʌrɪ n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a
great haste. b (with neg. or interrog.) a
need for haste (there is no hurry; what's
the hurry?). 2 (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) eagerness to
get a
thing done quickly. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1
move or
act with great or
undue haste. 2 tr. (often foll. by
away, along)
cause to move or
proceed in
this way. 3 tr. (as hurried adj.)
hasty; done rapidly
owing to
lack of
time. øhurry
along (or up)
make or cause to make haste. in a hurry 1 hurrying, rushed; in a rushed
manner. 2 colloq.
easily or
readily (you will
not beat that in a hurry;
shall not
ask again in a hurry). øøhurriedly adv. hurriedness n. [16th
c.: imit.]