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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