Defn: To hasten; to hurry. [Archaic]
I 'll haste the writer. Shak.
They were troubled and hasted away. Ps. xlviii. 5.
HASTEN
Has"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hastened; p. pr. & vb. n. Hastening.]
Defn: To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Ps. lv. 8.
HASTEN
Has"ten, v. i.
Defn: To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. D
HASTENER
Has"ten*er, n.
1. One who hastens.
2. That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it.
HASTIF
Has"tif, a. Etym: [OF. See Hastive.]
Defn: Hasty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
— Has"tif*ly, adv. [Obs.]