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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

scur·ry

[skur-ee, skuhr-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, -ried, -ry·ing, noun, plural -ries.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to go or move quickly or in haste.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to send hurrying along.

–noun

3.	a scurrying rush: the scurry of little feet on the stairs.

4.	a short run or race.

[Origin: 1800–10; extracted from hurry-scurry

]

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

scur·ry (skûr'ē, skŭr'ē) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries

To go with light running steps; scamper.
To flurry or swirl about.

n. pl. scur·ries

The act of scurrying.
The noise produced by scurrying.

[Probably short for hurry-scurry.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
scurry (v.)

1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

scurry
noun
1.	rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper]
verb
1.	to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Scurry County, TX (county, FIPS 415) Location: 32.74583 N, 100.91670 W
Population (1990): 18634 (7702 housing units)
Area: 2337.7 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)

Scurry, TX Zip code(s): 75158

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Scurry

Scur"ry\, v. i. [Cf. Scur, Skirr.] To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Scurry

Scur"ry\, n. Act of scurring; hurried movement.

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