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The Meaning of hurl
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(v. t.) To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance.
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(v. t.) To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective.
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(v. t.) To twist or turn.
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(v. i.) To hurl one's self; to go quickly.
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(v. i.) To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another).
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(v. i.) To play the game of hurling. See Hurling.
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(n.) The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling.
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(n.) Tumult; riot; hurly-burly.
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(n.) A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring.
Synonyms
cast
,
hurtle
,
cast
,
lunge
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hurtle
,
thrust
,
throw
Homophones
hearl
,
herl
Rhymes
berle
,
birle
,
burl
,
cowgirl
,
curl
,
earl
,
earle
,
earll
,
erl
,
girl
,
hearl
,
herl
,
merl
,
merle
,
pearl
,
pearle
,
perl
,
perle
,
searl
,
searle
,
shirl
,
showgirl
,
sperle
,
swirl
,
twirl
,
unfurl
,
werle
,
whirl
,
whorl
,
wurl