hurl+down

  • 1hurl —   Nou, kūpahu, kā.   Also: walakīkē; ō ō, pahu (as a spear); kā alā (as stones with a sling);    ♦ hurl down, kiola ino. See throw …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 2hurl — [hə:l US hə:rl] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably copying the action] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, especially because you are angry ▪ Demonstrators were hurling bricks through the windows. ▪ He… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3hurl´er — hurl «hurl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw with much force; cast; fling: »The man hurled his spear at one bear, and the dogs hurled themselves at the other. 2. Figurative. to throw forth (words, cries, or shouts) v …

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  • 4hurl — [hʉrl] vt. [ME hurlen, prob. of ON echoic orig. as in Dan hurle, to whir, Norw hurla, to buzz] 1. to throw or fling with force or violence 2. to cast down; overthrow 3. to utter vehemently [to hurl insults ] ☆ 4. Baseball Informal to pitch vi …

    English World dictionary

  • 5hurl headlong — index precipitate (throw down violently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 6Hurl! — infobox television show name = Hurl! format = Live action, variety, game show, television series runtime = 30 minutes per episode (inc. advertisements) rating = TV 14 creator = executive producer = Tom Crehan, Dale Roy Robinson starring = Tom… …

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  • 7hurl — 01. The young boy [hurled] his eraser across the room and hit his friend in the head. 02. The old woman [hurled] abuse at the teenagers who had run though her garden stealing strawberries. 03. The monster began picking up cars and [hurling] them… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 8hurl — [[t]hɜrl[/t]] v.t. 1) to throw or fling with great force or vigor; cast 2) to throw or cast down 3) to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire[/ex] 4) to throw a missile 5) a forcible or violent throw; fling • Etymology: 1175–1225;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9hurl — verb (hurled; hurling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. rush, hurtle 2. pitch 5a, b 3. vomit transitive verb 1. to send or thrust with great vigo …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10hurl — hurler, n. /herrl/, v.t. 1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor. 2. to throw or cast down. 3. to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire. v.i. 4. to throw a missile. 5. Baseball. to pitch a ball. n. 6. a forcible or violent… …

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