hurry
hur·ry (hûrʹē, hŭrʹ-)v. hur·ried, hur·ry·ing, hur·riesv. intr. To move or act with speed or haste.v. tr. 1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school. 2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage. 3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite. See Synonyms at speed.n. pl. hur·ries 1. The act or an instance of hurrying; hastened progress. 2. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste. See Synonyms at haste. 3. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave. [Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass. See harry.] hurʹri·er n.
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