HURL

hurl, cast

(noun) a violent throw

hurl, throw

(verb) utter with force; utter vehemently; “hurl insults”; “throw accusations at someone”

hurl, hurtle, cast

(verb) throw forcefully

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

(verb) make a thrusting forward movement

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

hurl (third-person singular simple present hurls, present participle hurling, simple past and past participle hurled)

(transitive) To throw (something) with force.

(transitive) To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.

(intransitive) To participate in the sport of hurling.

(intransitive, slang) To vomit.

(obsolete) To twist or turn.

(obsolete) To move rapidly with a noise; to whirl.

(Scotland, transitive, obsolete) To convey in a wheeled vehicle.

Noun

hurl (plural hurls)

A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.

(slang) The act of vomiting.

(hurling) The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.

(Ulster, Scotland, slang) A conveyance in a wheeled vehicle; a ride in a car, etc.

(obsolete) tumult; riot; hurly-burly

(obsolete) A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring.

Anagrams

• Ruhl

Source: Wiktionary

Hurl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurling.] Etym: [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE. hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. sq. root16. See Hurtle.]

1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main. Pope.

2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. Spenser.

3. Etym: [Cf. Whirl.]

Definition: To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet." [Obs.] Fuller.

Hurl, v. i.

1. To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [R.]

2. To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another). God shall hurl at him and not spare. Job xxvii. 22 (Rev. Ver. ).

3. To play the game of hurling. See Hurling.

Hurl, n.

1. The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. Congreve.

2. Tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obs.] Knolles.

3. (Hat Manuf.)

Definition: A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring.