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De - Pt| English Dictionary: hurling | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for hurling | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Hurl \Hurl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurling}.] [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE. hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. [root]16. See {Hurtle}.] 1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main. --Pope. 2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. --Spenser. 3. [Cf. {Whirl}.] To twist or turn. [bd]Hurled or crooked feet.[b8] [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Hurling \Hurl"ing\, n. 1. The act of throwing with force. 2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played. Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the ball. --Carew. | |
