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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main.
--Pope.
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2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to
hurl charges or invective. --Spenser.
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3. [Cf. {Whirl}.] To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet."
[Obs.] --Fuller.
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