hurl

v., hurled, hurl·ing, hurls.

v.tr.

1. To throw with great force; fling. See synonyms at throw.
2. To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.
3. To throw down; overthrow.
4. To utter vehemently: hurled insults at the speaker.
5. Slang. To vomit (the contents of the stomach).

v.intr.

1. To move with great speed, force, or violence; hurtle.
2. To throw something with force.
3. Slang. To vomit.
4. Baseball. To pitch the ball.

[Middle English hurlen.]

hurl hurl n.
hurler hurl'er n.

verb

To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy², sling, throw, toss. Informal fire. See move/halt.

noun

An act of throwing: cast, fling, heave, launch, pitch, shy², sling, throw, toss. See move/halt.

v

Definition: throw
Antonyms: catch, hold

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IN BRIEF: To throw with great force.

The guards will hurl the rocks to defend the wall of the castle.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kyle, slynge
v. intr. - udstøde
n. - hvirvel

Nederlands (Dutch)
smijten, slingeren, naar het hoofd gooien, hurling spelen, stormen, worp

Français (French)
v. tr. - ficher, lancer (un projectile) (sur), (fig) accabler (qn) d'injures
v. intr. - (lit) se précipiter, (fig) se jeter (dans)
n. - lancement (d'un projectile), projection

Deutsch (German)
v. - schleudern, stürzen
n. - Schleudern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρίχνω, εκτοξεύω/-ομαι, εκσφενδονίζω/-ομαι, εξακοντίζω/-ομαι, εξαπολύω/-ομαι, αναφωνώ, πετάγομαι
n. - εξακόντιση, εκτόξευση, εκσφενδόνιση, εξαπόλυση

Italiano (Italian)
scagliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arremessar
n. - arremessador (m)

Русский (Russian)
сильный бросок, клюшка, швырять, бросаться, опрокидывать, набрасываться, изрыгать проклятия

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - lanzar, arrojar, proferir con vehemencia
v. intr. - lanzar un misil, lanzar una pelota
n. - lanzamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slunga (äv. bildl.), utslunga, spela hurling, kasta (i baseball), rusa
n. - kast, slungning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用力投掷, 丢下, 愤慨地说出, 猛投, 猛掷, 用力的投掷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 用力投擲, 丟下, 憤慨地說出
v. intr. - 猛投, 猛擲
n. - 用力的投擲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 세게 내던지다
v. intr. - 집어 던지다, 투구하다
n. - 투척, 세게 던지기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強く投げ付ける, 浴びせる, 投球する
n. - 投げ付けること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يندفع, ينطلق بقوة, يقذف, يرشق, يرمي, يخلع (الاسم) قذف, رشق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביע (גינוי וכו') בהתלהבות, השליך, הטיל‬
v. intr. - ‮שיחק הארלי - משחק אירי גומה להוקי‬
n. - ‮השלכה חזקה‬

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