Part 5452

<h1>Hurrah</h1> <Xpage=714>

<hw>Hur*rah"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.</def>

<h1>Hurricane</h1> <Xpage=714>

<hw>Hur"ri*cane</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>hurracan</ets>; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.]</ety> <def>A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.</def>

<blockquote>Like the smoke in a <b>hurricane</b> whirl'd. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful <b>hurricane</b>. <i>Massinger.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Hurricane bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the frigate bird.</cd> -- <col>Hurricane deck</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Deck</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hurricano</h1> <Xpage=714>

<hw>Hur`ri*ca"no</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Hurricanoes</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <def>A waterspout; a hurricane.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Drayton</i>. "You cataracts and <i>hurricanoes</i>, spout."

<i>Shak</i>.

<h1>Hurried</h1> <Xpage=714>

<hw>Hur"ried</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; <as>as, a <ex>hurried</ex> writer; a <ex>hurried</ex> life.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; <as>as, a <ex>hurried</ex> job</as>.</def> "A <i>hurried</i> meeting."

<i>Milton.</i>

-- <wordforms><wf>Hur"ried*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Hur"ried*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Hurrier</h1> <Xpage=714>

<hw>Hur"ri*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who hurries or urges.</def>

<h1>Hurries</h1> <Xpage=714>

<hw>Hur"ries</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A staith or framework from which coal is discharged from cars into vessels.</def>

<h1>Hurry</h1> <Xpage=714>

<hw>Hur"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hurried</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hurrying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>horien</ets>; cf. OSw. <ets>hurra</ets> to whirl round, dial. Sw. <ets>hurr</ets> great haste, Dan. <ets>hurre</ets> to buzz, Icel. <ets>hurr</ets> hurly-burly, MHG. <ets>hurren</ets> to hurry, and E. <ets>hurr</ets>, <ets>whir</ets> to hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.</def>

<blockquote>Impetuous lust <b>hurries</b> him on. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>They <b>hurried</b> him abroad a bark. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.</def>

<blockquote>And wild amazement <b>hurries</b> up and down The little number of your doubtful friends. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To cause to be done quickly.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.</syn>

<h1>Hurry</h1> <Xpage=714>