hurl
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)l
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hurl (third-person singular simple present hurls, present participle hurling, simple past and past participle hurled)
- (transitive) To throw (something) with force.
- 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, BBC:
- The Tottenham wing was causing havoc down the right and when he broke past the bemused Sasa Balic once again, Bellamy was millimetres from connecting with his cross as the Liverpool striker hurled himself at the ball.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV
- I was standing on the edge of the conning-tower, when a heavy palm suddenly struck me between the shoulders and hurled me forward into space. The drop to the triangular deck forward of the conning-tower might easily have broken a leg for me, or I might have slipped off onto the deck and rolled overboard; but fate was upon my side, as I was only slightly bruised.
- 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5
- Tarzan on his part never lost an opportunity to show that he fully reciprocated his foster father's sentiments, and whenever he could safely annoy him or make faces at him or hurl insults upon him from the safety of his mother's arms, or the slender branches of the higher trees, he did so.
- 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, BBC:
- To subject (someone) to negative emotions.
- The gangs hurled abuse at each other.
- hurl insults at someone
- To participate in the sport of hurling.
- 2011 August 3, Donnchadh Boyle, “Egan targets Rebel success to rescue poor season”, Irish Independent:
- Their cause was helped after the senior footballers were unexpectedly dumped out of the running for the Sam Maguire, meaning Aidan Walsh is available to hurl full-time with the young Rebels -- Walsh scored 1-1 in the semi-final victory over reigning All-Ireland champions Tipperary.
- 2011 August 3, Donnchadh Boyle, “Egan targets Rebel success to rescue poor season”, Irish Independent:
- (intransitive) (slang) To vomit.
- Pass me the bucket, I've got to hurl.
[edit] Translations
throw with force
[edit] Noun
hurl (plural hurls)
