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hurl
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hurl  (hûrl)
v. hurled, hurl·ing, hurls
v.tr.
1. To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw.
2. To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.
3. To throw down; overthrow.
4. To utter vehemently: hurled insults at the speaker.
5. Slang To vomit (the contents of the stomach).
v.intr.
1. To move with great speed, force, or violence; hurtle.
2. To throw something with force.
3. Slang To vomit.
4. Baseball To pitch the ball.

[Middle English hurlen.]

hurl n.
hurler n.

hurl [hɜːl]
vb
1. (tr) to throw or propel with great force
2. (tr) to utter with force; yell to hurl insults
3. Scot to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
n
1. the act or an instance of hurling
2. Scot a ride in a driven vehicle
[probably of imitative origin]
hurler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hurlhurl - a violent throw                      
throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
Verb1.hurl - throw forcefully
dash, crash - hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
precipitate - hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
sling, catapult - hurl as if with a sling
bowl - hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
2.hurl - make a thrusting forward movement
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
dart - move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"
riposte - make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"
3.hurl - utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"
give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

hurl
verb
1. throw, fling, chuck (informal), send, fire, project, launch, cast, pitch, shy, toss, propel, sling, heave, let fly (with) Groups of angry youths hurled stones at police.
2. shout, scream, yell, roar, bellow hurling abuse at one another
Translations
hurl [hɜːl] VT (= throw) → arrojar
to hurl abuse or insults at sblanzar or soltar una sarta de insultos a algn
to hurl o.s. at sth/sbabalanzarse sobre algo/algn
to hurl o.s. into the fraylanzarse a la batalla
to hurl o.s. over a cliffarrojarse por un precipicio
hurl back VT + ADV [+ enemy] → rechazar

hurl [ˈhɜːrl] vt [+ object] → lancer avec violence
to hurl abuse at sb → lancer des injures contre qn

hurl
vtschleudern; to hurl oneself at somebody/into a chairsich auf jdn stürzen/in einen Sessel werfen; she hurled herself from the roofsie stürzte sich vom Dach; they hurled back their attackerssie warfen ihre Angreifer zurück; to hurl insults at somebodyjdm Beleidigungen entgegenschleudern
vi (inf: = vomit) → sich erbrechen, kotzen (inf)

hurl [hɜːl] vt (throw) → scagliare, scaraventare
to hurl o.s. at sb/sth → scagliarsi su qn/qc
they were hurled to the ground by the blast → vennero scagliati a terra dall'esplosione
to hurl abuse or insults at sb → scagliare or lanciare (degli) insulti a qn
hurl [hɜːl] vt (throw) → scagliare, scaraventare
to hurl o.s. at sb/sth → scagliarsi su qn/qc
they were hurled to the ground by the blast → vennero scagliati a terra dall'esplosione
to hurl abuse or insults at sb → scagliare or lanciare (degli) insulti a qn

hurl
v hurl [həːl]
to throw violently He hurled himself to the ground; They hurled rocks/insults at their attackers. gooi, smyt يَرْمي، يُلْقي بِشِدَّه мятам vrhat (se) kaste; kyle; slynge werfen, schleudern εκσφενδονίζω, εκτοξεύω tirar, arrojar, lanzar violentamente heitma, paiskama پرت كردن paiskata lancer (violemment) לְהַשלִיך जोर से फेंक कर मारना (snažno zavitlati i) baciti (oda)hajít melemparkan varpa, kasta; hreyta út úr sér lanciare 投げつける 내던지다 sviesti, mesti mest; sviest menghempaskan gooien, werpen, smijten slynge, kyle, kaste rzucać atirar a azvârli бросать(ся) vrhnúť (sa); chrliť vreči baciti se slunga, vräka, kasta ขว้าง; ทุ่ม fırlatıp atmak 用力投擲 жбурляти, шпурляти زور سے پھیکنا ném mạnh


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