Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. i.
   To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or
   precipitation; as, let us hurry.

   {To hurry up}, to make haste. [Colloq.]

Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hurrying}.] [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.

Hurry \Hur"ry\, n.
   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 : WordNet®

hurry
     n 1: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a
          hurry to lock the door" [syn: {haste}]
     2: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon
        regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hastiness}, {hurriedness},
         {precipitation}]
     3: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in
        his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {rush},
         {rushing}]
     v 1: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck
          speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {zip}]
     2: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's
        late!" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {look sharp}, {festinate}]
     3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: {rush}]
        [ant: {delay}]
     [also: {hurried}]