hurl
[ hurl ]
/ hɜrl /
verb (used with object)
to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
to throw or cast down.
to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire.
verb (used without object)
to throw a missile.
Baseball. to pitch a ball.
noun
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
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lob, fire, heave, sling, fling, propel, launch, toss, chunk, gun, send, chuck, project, cast, pitch, peg, bung
Nearby words
- hurdle,
- hurdle rate,
- hurdler,
- hurds,
- hurdy-gurdy,
- hurler's syndrome,
- hurley,
- hurling,
- hurloid facies,
- hurly
Origin of hurl
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Examples from the Web for hurl
hurl
/ (hɜːl) /
verb
(tr) to throw or propel with great force
(tr) to utter with force; yellto hurl insults
(hʌrl) Scot to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
noun
the act or an instance of hurling
(hʌrl) Scot a ride in a driven vehicle
Word Origin for hurl
C13: probably of imitative origin
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hurl
early 13c., hurlen, "to run against (each other), come into collision," later "throw forcibly" (c.1300); "rush violently" (late 14c.); perhaps related to Low German hurreln "to throw, to dash," and East Frisian hurreln "to roar, to bluster." OED suggests all are from an imitative Germanic base *hurr "expressing rapid motion;" see also hurry. The noun is attested from late 14c., originally "rushing water." For difference between hurl and hurtle (which apparently were confused since early Middle English) see hurtle.
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