hurry up to move or do something more quickly because there is not much time Hurry up or we'll be late!
hur .ry 2©/ Ъэи/ noun [ noncount ]
the need or wish to do something quickly Take your time. There's no hurry .
in a hurry
quickly
She got up late and left in a hurry.
not having enough time to do something I can't talk to you now — I'm in a hurry.
hurt 1 ©/ hart / verb ( hurts , hurt ing , hurt , has hurt )
1 to make someone or something feel pain
fell and hurt my leg. Did you hurt yourself ?
These shoes hurt — they're too small.
to feel pain My leg hurts.
to make someone unhappy
I never meant to hurt your feelings . Thesaurus
hurt is a general word meaning to feel pain, or to make someone or something else feel pain: My feet hurt. ♦ It hurts when I bend my knee. ♦ Ouch! That really hurts! ♦ Stop that - you're hurting me. ♦ Did you hurt yourself when you fell?
ache to feel a pain that is not strong, but that continues for a long time. This verb does not take an object, so you cannot put a noun directly after it: His legs ached after playing soccer for two hours. ♦ Her eyes ached from lack of sleep. ♦ I'm aching all over. burn to feel very hot and painful; to hurt someone with fire or heat: Your forehead's burning. You must have a fever. ♦ The water was so hot that I burned my hands. ♦ She was badly burned in the fire. sting to feel a sudden sharp pain; to make someone feel a pain like this: My eyes were stinging from the soap. ♦ Ow! That antiseptic cream stings!
hurt 2 / hэrt / adjective
physically harmed
Was anyone hurt in the accident?
—SYNONYM injured
upset
I was very hurt by what you said.
hurt • ful / ' ЬэгШ / adjective
making someone feel upset What she said was really hurtful.
hus.band Ф / ' hлzbэnd/ noun [ count ] the man that someone is married to —Look at wife .
hush / hi/ / verb ( hush • es , hush • ing , hushed )
a word that you use to tell someone to be quiet Hush now, and go to sleep. hush noun [ singular ] a situation in which it is completely quiet A hush fell over the room.
—SYNONYM silence
hut / ht / noun [ count ]
a small, simple building with one room
hy • drau • lic / hai ' drolik / adjective
Hydraulic equipment is worked by liquid moving under pressure
hydraulic brakes
hy • dro • e • lec • tric / ihaidrouilektrik /
adjective
( physics ) using the power of water to produce electricity hydroelectric power
hy • dro • gen / ' haIdrэdзэn / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol H )
( chemistry ) a light gas that you cannot see or smell Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
hy • giene / ' ha^in / noun
[noncount]
( health ) keeping yourself and things around you clean Good hygiene is very important when you are preparing food.
► hy • gi • en • ic / hai ' d3enik ; hai ' d3inik / adjective hygienic conditions
hymn / him / noun [ count ]
( religion , music ) a song that Christians sing in church
hype / haip / noun [ noncount] ( informal )
advertisements that make you think something is better than it really is
Don't believe the hype — the movie's terrible!
hy • per • ac • tive / ^фэг' rektiv / adjective
too active and only able to keep quiet and still for a short time
