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English noun: hurry | |||
| 1. | hurry (state) a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry | ||
| Samples | In a hurry to lock the door. | ||
| Synonyms | haste | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | urgency | ||
| 2. | hurry (attribute) overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | ||
| Samples | He soon regretted his haste. | ||
| Synonyms | haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fastness, speed, swiftness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness | ||
| 3. | hurry (act) the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | ||
| Samples | In his haste to leave he forgot his book. | ||
| Synonyms | haste, rush, rushing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bolt, dash, scamper, scramble, scurry | ||
English verb: hurry | |||
| 1. | hurry (motion) move very fast | ||
| Samples | The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed. | ||
| Synonyms | speed, travel rapidly, zip | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dart, fleet, flit, flutter, run, whizz, whizz along, zoom, zoom along | ||
| 2. | hurry (change) act or move at high speed | ||
| Samples | We have to rush!. Hurry--it's late!. | ||
| Synonyms | festinate, hasten, look sharp, rush | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| 3. | hurry (change) urge to an unnatural speed | ||
| Samples | Don't rush me, please!. | ||
| Synonyms | rush | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exhort, press, urge, urge on | ||
| Cause | festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush | ||
| Antonyms | delay, detain, hold up | ||
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