hurl

hurl

 (hûrl)

v. hurled, hurl·ing, hurls

v.tr.

1. To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw.

2. To cause to move with great force or violence: The bus's sudden stop hurled the passengers to the floor.

3. To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.

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.

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[Middle English hurlen.]

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hurl n.

hurl′er n.

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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

4. the act or an instance of hurling

5. Scot a ride in a driven vehicle

[C13: probably of imitative origin]

ˈhurler n

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hurl

(hɜrl)
v.t.

1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor; cast.

2. to throw or cast down.

3. to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire.

v.i.

4. to throw a missile.

n.

5. a forcible or violent throw; fling.

[1175–1225; Middle English; compare Low German hurreln to toss]

hurl′er, n.

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hurl

Past participle: hurled
Gerund: hurling

Imperative

hurl

hurl

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hurl - a violent throw       cast 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"
Verb	1.	hurl - throw forcefully hurtle, cast 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 lunge, hurtle, thrust 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" throw 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"

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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

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hurl

verb

To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:

cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy, sling, throw, toss.

Informal: fire.

noun

An act of throwing:

cast, fling, heave, launch, pitch, shy, sling, throw, toss.

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Translations

يَرْمي، يُلْقي بِشِدَّه

vrhat

kastekyleslynge

schleudernwerfen

arrojarlanzartirar

débecterlancer

odahajít

varpa, kasta; hreyta út úr sér

scagliarelanciare

mestsviest

zalučati

fırlatıp atmak

猛投用力掷

hurl

[hɜːl] VT (= throw) → arrojar
to hurl abuse or insults at sb → lanzar or soltar una sarta de insultos a algn
to hurl o.s. at sth/sb → abalanzarse sobre algo/algn
to hurl o.s. into the fray → lanzarse a la batalla
to hurl o.s. over a cliff → arrojarse por un precipicio

hurl back VT + ADV [+ enemy] → rechazar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hurl

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hurl

vt → schleudern; to hurl oneself at somebody/into a chair → sich auf jdn stürzen/in einen Sessel werfen; she hurled herself from the roof → sie stürzte sich vom Dach; they hurled back their attackers → sie warfen ihre Angreifer zurück; to hurl insults at somebody → jdm Beleidigungen entgegenschleudern

vi (inf: = vomit) → sich erbrechen, kotzen (inf)

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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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hurl

(həːl) verb

to throw violently. He hurled himself to the ground; They hurled rocks/insults at their attackers. gooi, smyt يَرْمي، يُلْقي بِشِدَّه мятам atirar vrhat (se) werfen, schleudern kaste; kyle; slynge εκσφενδονίζω, εκτοξεύωtirar, arrojar, lanzar violentamente heitma, paiskama پرت كردن paiskata lancer 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, smijtenslynge, kyle, kasterzucać شوکاری کول atirar a azvârli бросать vrhnúť (sa); chrliť vreči baciti se slunga, vräka, kasta ขว้าง; ทุ่ม fırlatıp atmak 用力投擲 жбурляти, шпурляти زور سے پھیکنا ném mạnh 猛投，用力掷

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