Definition of hurl
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
3a : to throw forcefully : fling hurled the manuscript into the fire hurled myself over the fence
b : pitch sense 2a
4 : to utter with vehemence
hurled insults at the police
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The first known use of hurl was in the 13th century
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