Meanings
Hur1
plural Hurs
- A surname.
Over the past year, Hur was tasked with investigating classified documents found at Biden’s home and private office from his time as vice president. Hur was seen as a meticulous investigator during the probe, sources told CNN.
2024 March 11, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Paula Reid, “Capitol Hill hearing puts Robert Hur, investigator behind Biden classified documents probe, back in the spotlight”, in CNN
HUR2
- The Main Directorate of Intelligence [of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine].
As a result of an operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, known as HUR, in Kursk Oblast of Russia, a truck with Russian drones was destroyed, a source familiar with the matter told Ukrinform.
2024 November 29th, Olena Mukhina, “HUR operation destroys Russian truck with drones in Kursk Oblast”, in Euromaidan Press
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Main Directorate of Intelligence [of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine].
Origin
Hur · proper noun
- Korean허(許)
- EnglishHur
Borrowed from Korean 허(許) (heo).
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Polish HUR
- HURinitialism denoting Main Directorate of Intelligence
Russian ГУР
- ГУР (GUR)initialism denoting Main Directorate of Intelligence
Ukrainian ГУР
- ГУР (HUR)initialism denoting Main Directorate of Intelligence
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Cite this entry
Hur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hur
“Hur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hur. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hur.
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