hurl

Definitions

1. 1.To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. Spenser.
2. 2.Etym: [Cf. Whirl.] To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet." [Obs.] Fuller.
3. 3.To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [R.]
4. 4.To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another). God shall hurl at him and not spare. Job xxvii. 22 (Rev. Ver. ).
5. 5.To play the game of hurling. See Hurling.
6. 6.The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. Congreve.
7. 7.Tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obs.] Knolles.
8. 8.(Hat Manuf.) A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. Spenser called?
• What is etym: [Cf. Whirl.] To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet." [Obs.] Fuller called?
• What is to perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another). God shall hurl at him and not spare. Job xxvii. 22 (Rev. Ver. ) called?
• What is to play the game of hurling. See Hurling called?
• What is the act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. Congreve called?
• What is tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obs.] Knolles called?
• What is a table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring called?