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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a violent throw;
[syn: hurl, cast]


VERB (3)

1. throw forcefully;
[syn: hurl, hurtle, cast]

2. make a thrusting forward movement;
[syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust]

3. utter with force; utter vehemently;
- Example: "hurl insults"
- Example: "throw accusations at someone"
[syn: hurl, throw]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hurl \Hurl\, n. 1. The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. --Congreve. [1913 Webster] 2. Tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obs.] --Knolles. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hat Manuf.) A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hurl \Hurl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurling.] [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE. hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. [root]16. See Hurtle.] 1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. [1913 Webster] And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. [Cf. Whirl.] To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet." [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hurl \Hurl\, v. i. 1. To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another). [1913 Webster] God shall hurl at him and not spare. --Job xxvii. 22 (Rev. Ver. ). [1913 Webster] 3. To play the game of hurling. See Hurling. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hurl n 1: a violent throw [syn: hurl, cast] v 1: throw forcefully [syn: hurl, hurtle, cast] 2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust] 3: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: hurl, throw]