Main Entry: hurl

Pronunciation: \ˈhər(-ə)l\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): hurled; hurl·ing \ˈhər-liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English

Date: 13th century

intransitive verb 1 : rush, hurtle
2 : pitch 5a, b
3 : vomittransitive verb 1 : to send or thrust with great vigor <the forces that were to be hurled against the Turks — N. T. Gilroy>
2 : to throw down with violence
3 a : to throw forcefully : fling <hurled the manuscript into the fire> <hurled myself over the fence> b : pitch 2a
4 : to utter with vehemence <hurled insults at the police>

synonyms see throw

— hurl noun

— hurl·er \ˈhər-lər\ noun