hurry
1. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry (Freq. 6)
- in a hurry to lock the door
• Syn:
haste
• Hypernyms:
urgency
2. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (Freq. 2)
- he soon regretted his haste
• Syn:
haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation
• Derivationally related forms:
hurried (for: hurriedness), hasty (for: hastiness), hasty (for: haste)
• Hypernyms:
speed, swiftness, fastness
• Hyponyms:
abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
3. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (Freq. 1)
- in his haste to leave he forgot his book
• Syn:
haste, rush, rushing
• Derivationally related forms:
rush (for: rushing), rush (for: rush)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
• Hyponyms:
dash, bolt, scamper, scramble, scurry
1. move very fast (Freq. 30)
- The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
• Syn:
travel rapidly, speed, zip
• See Also:
speed up (for: speed)
• Derivationally related forms:
hurrying, speed (for: speed)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
flit, flutter, fleet, dart, run,
zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. act or move at high speed (Freq. 8)
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
• Syn:
rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate
• Derivationally related forms:
festination (for: festinate), rush (for: rush), rusher (for: rush), rushing (for: rush)
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. urge to an unnatural speed (Freq. 1)
- Don't rush me, please!
• Syn:
rush
• Ant:
delay (for: rush)
• Derivationally related forms:
rush (for: rush)
• Hypernyms:
urge, urge on, press, exhort
• Cause:
rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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