Associations to the word «Hurl»

Wiktionary

HURL, verb. (transitive) To throw (something) with force.
HURL, verb. (transitive) To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
HURL, verb. (intransitive) To participate in the sport of hurling.
HURL, verb. (intransitive) (slang) To vomit.
HURL, verb. (obsolete) To twist or turn.
HURL, noun. A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
HURL, noun. The act of vomiting.
HURL, noun. (hurling) The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.
HURL, noun. (Ulster) (car) ride
HURL, noun. (obsolete) tumult; riot; hurly-burly
HURL, noun. (obsolete) A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring.

Dictionary definition

HURL, noun. A violent throw.
HURL, verb. Throw forcefully.
HURL, verb. Make a thrusting forward movement.
HURL, verb. Utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.