hurl
A throw, especially a violent throwA throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
» Without gravity we would be hurled off into space.
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7 senses(countable)A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
He managed a hurl of 50.3 metres.
a violent throw
(countable, slang, uncountable)The act of vomiting.
Open the window! I've gotta take a hurl.
(slang, uncountable)Vomit.
(countable)The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.
(Scotland, Ulster, countable, slang)A conveyance in a wheeled vehicle; a ride in a car, etc.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Tumult; riot; hurly-burly.
(countable, obsolete)A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring.
Examples
34 sentencesWithout gravity we would be hurled off into space.
What are the differences between hurling and camogie?
Чим відрізняється камоджі від герлінгу? — deniko
Camogie is a team sport played by women that is almost identical to hurling.
Камоджі — жіночий командний вид спорту, майже те саме, що герлінг. — deniko
They hurled abuse at one another.
He hurled a spear at his enemy.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English hurlen, of onomatopoeic origin; compare hurry, hurtle.Inherited from Middle English hurlen, of onomatopoeic origin; compare hurry, hurtle.
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Forms
plural: hurlsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a violent throw:cast
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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