haste, hurry, rush, rushing
(noun) the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; “in his haste to leave he forgot his book”
haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
(noun) overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); “he soon regretted his haste”
hurry, haste
(noun) a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; “in a hurry to lock the door”
rush, hurry
(verb) urge to an unnatural speed; “Don’t rush me, please!”
rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
(verb) act or move at high speed; “We have to rush!”; “hurry--it’s late!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hurry (countable and uncountable, plural hurries)
Rushed action.
Urgency.
(American football) an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play.
(music) A tremolando passage for violins, etc, accompanying an exciting situation.
hurry (third-person singular simple present hurries, present participle hurrying, simple past and past participle hurried)
(intransitive) To do things quickly.
(intransitive) Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
(transitive) To cause to be done quickly.
(transitive) To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
(transitive) To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
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Source: Wiktionary
Hur"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurried; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurrying.] Etym: [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.]
1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. Impetuous lust hurries him on. South. They hurried him abroad a bark. Shak.
2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your doubtful friends. Shak.
3. To cause to be done quickly.
Syn.
– To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.
Hur"ry, v. i.
Definition: To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry. To hurry up, to make haste. [Colloq.]
Hur"ry, n.
Definition: The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion. Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought. Addison.
Syn.
– Haste; speed; dispatch. See Haste.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
