hurl

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: casthurtlelungethrustthrow

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a violent throwSynonyms: cast

Verb (3)

  1. throw forcefullySynonyms: hurtlecast
  2. make a thrusting forward movementSynonyms: lungehurtlethrust
  3. utter with force; utter vehemently“hurl insults”“throw accusations at someone”Synonyms: throw
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]

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]

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