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HURLING
hurling
(noun) a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hurling (countable and uncountable, plural hurlings)
The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.
A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.
Verb
hurling
present participle of hurl
Source: Wiktionary
Hurl"ing, n.
1. The act of throwing with force.
2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played. Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the ball. Carew.
HURL
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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