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  • 101hurried — adjective Date: 1667 1. going or working at speed < a hurried waitress > 2. done in a hurry ; hasty < a hurried departure > • hurriedly adverb • hurriedness noun …

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  • 102hustle — verb (hustled; hustling) Etymology: Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutselen, frequentative of hutsen Date: 1720 transitive verb 1. a. jostle, shove b. to convey forcibly or hurriedly c. to urge forward precipitately …

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  • 103knock together — phrasal to make or assemble especially hurriedly or in a makeshift way < knocked together my own bookcase > …

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  • 104knock off — verb Date: 1649 intransitive verb to stop doing something transitive verb 1. to do hurriedly or routinely < knocked off one painting after another > 2. discontinue, stop < knocked off work at five > 3. deduct …

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  • 105take a powder — phrasal to leave hurriedly …

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  • 106throw up — verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to raise quickly 2. give up, quit < the urge…to throw up all intellectual work Norman Mailer > 3. to build hurriedly < new houses thrown up almost overnight > 4. vomit …

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  • 107blow — I. verb (blew; blown; blowing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blāwan; akin to Old High German blāen to blow, Latin flare, Greek phallos penis Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. of air …

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  • 108bucket — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French buket, from Old English būc pitcher, belly; akin to Old High German būh belly Date: 13th century 1. a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids 2.&#8230; …

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  • 109huddle — I. verb (huddled; huddling) Etymology: probably from or akin to Middle English hoderen to huddle Date: 1579 transitive verb 1. British to arrange carelessly or hurriedly 2. a. to crowd together b. to draw (oneself) togethe …

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  • 110jot — I. noun Etymology: Latin iota, jota iota Date: 1500 the least bit ; iota II. transitive verb (jotted; jotting) Date: 1721 to write briefly or hurriedly ; set down in the form of a note < j …

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