Meaning of hurry | Babel Free
ˈhʌ.ɹiDefinitions
- A rushed action
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A rushed action. countable, uncountable
- An urgency
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An urgency. countable, uncountable
- An incidence of a defensive pressure that forces the quarterback to throw the ball earlier than intended or rush their decision, often leading to an incomplete pass or failed play
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An incidence of a defensive pressure that forces the quarterback to throw the ball earlier than intended or rush their decision, often leading to an incomplete pass or failed play. countable, uncountable
- A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation
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A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation. countable, uncountable
- To do things quickly
Equivalents
Examples
“Why are you in such a big hurry?”
“At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them […]”
“There is no hurry on that paperwork.”
“At Alabama, Jedrick Wills Jr. anchored the right side of the offensive line for two years, allowing only one sack and three-and-a-half quarterback hurries on 714 snaps last season.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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