hurl

Meanings

Verb

• To throw (something) with force.
• To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
• To participate in the sport of hurling.
• To vomit.
• To twist or turn.
• To move rapidly with a noise; to whirl.
• To convey in a wheeled vehicle.

Noun

• A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
• The act of vomiting.
• The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.
• A conveyance in a wheeled vehicle; a ride in a car, etc.
• tumult; riot; hurly-burly
• A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring.

Origin

• From earlier hurlen. Possibly related to hurry.