What does HURL mean?

Definitions for HURL
hɜrlhurl

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word HURL.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hurl, castverb

    a violent throw

  2. hurl, hurtle, castverb

    throw forcefully

  3. lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrustverb

    make a thrusting forward movement

  4. hurl, throwverb

    utter with force; utter vehemently

    "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"

Wiktionary

  1. hurlnoun

    A throw, especially a violent throw.

    He managed a hurl of 50.3 metres.

  2. hurlnoun

    The act of vomiting.

  3. hurlnoun

    The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.

  4. hurlnoun

    (car) ride

  5. hurlverb

    To throw (something) with force.

  6. hurlverb

    To subject (someone) to negative emotions.

  7. hurlverb

    To participate in the sport of hurling.

  8. hurlverb

    To vomit.

    Pass me the bucket, I've got to hurl.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Hurlnoun

    Tumult; riot; commotion.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    He in the same hurl murdering such as he thought would withstand his desire, was chosen king. Richard Knolles.

  2. To HURLverb

    Etymology: from huorlt, to throw down, Islandick; or, according to Stephen Skinner, from whirl.

    If heav’ns have any grievous plagues in store,
    O, let them keep it ’till thy sins be ripe,
    And then hurl down their indignation
    On thee. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

    He holds vengeance in his hand,
    To hurl upon their heads that break his law. William Shakespeare, R. III.

    I with my nails digg’d stones out of the ground,
    To hurl at the beholders of my shame. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    If he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait. Num. xxxv. 20.

    They use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones. Chron. xii. 2.

    Hurl ink and wit,
    As madmen stones. Ben Jonson.

    His darling sons,
    Hurl’d headlong to partake with us, shall curse
    Their frail original and faded bliss. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

    She strikes the lute; but if it sound,
    Threatens to hurl it on the ground. Edmund Waller.

    Corrupted light of knowledge hurl’d
    Sin, death, and ignorance o’er all the world. John Denham.

    Young Phaeton,
    From East to North irregularly hurl’d,
    First set himself on fire, and then the world. John Dryden, Juven.

    Conjure him far to drive the Grecian train,
    And hurl them headlong to their fleet and main. Alexander Pope, Iliad.

    The glad merchant that does view
    His ship far come from watry wilderness,
    He hurls out vows. Edmund Spenser.

    Highly they rag’d against the Highest,
    Hurling defiance toward the vault of heav’n. John Milton.

    Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing of the ball, and is of two sorts; to goals, and to the country: for hurling to goals there are fifteen or thirty players, more or less, chosen out on each side, who strip themselves, and then join hands in ranks, one against another: out of these ranks they match themselves by pairs, one embracing another, and so pass away; every of which couple are to watch one another during this play. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwal.

ChatGPT

  1. hurl

    To throw something with great force, often in an angry or forceful manner. It can also refer to the act of violently throwing up.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hurlverb

    to send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance

  2. Hurlverb

    to emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective

  3. Hurlverb

    to twist or turn

  4. Hurlverb

    to hurl one's self; to go quickly

  5. Hurlverb

    to perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another)

  6. Hurlverb

    to play the game of hurling. See Hurling

  7. Hurlnoun

    the act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling

  8. Hurlnoun

    tumult; riot; hurly-burly

  9. Hurlnoun

    a table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring

  10. Etymology: [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE. hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. 16. See Hurtle.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hurl

    hurl, v.i. to make a noise by throwing: to move rapidly: to dash with force: to whirl: (Scot.) to convey in a wheeled vehicle.—v.t. to throw with violence: to utter with vehemence.—n. act of hurling, tumult, confusion: (Scot.) conveyance in a wheeled vehicle.—ns. Hurl′er; Hurl′ey, the game of hockey, or the stick used in playing it; Hurl′ing, a game in which a ball is forced through the opponent's goal, hockey; Hurl′y (Scot.), a wheelbarrow; Hurl′y-hack′et, an ill-hung carriage. [Hurtle.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. hurl

    To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a lance, etc.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HURL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hurl is ranked #114424 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hurl surname appeared 153 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hurl.

    94.1% or 144 total occurrences were White.
    3.2% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of HURL in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of HURL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of HURL in a Sentence

  1. Colleen Scarlett-Stice:

    What you did today truly hurt someone, and you should be ashamed. you didn’t see that he doesn’t understand that flailing, kicking, and trying to hurl himself backward makes it incredibly difficult, painful, and exhausting to carry him.

  2. Hannah Cloke:

    Red means you need to act now because there is an imminent danger to life, winds of 70 mph will uproot trees, which can block roads and crush cars or buildings. They can pick up roof tiles and hurl them around. If you're hit by one of those you will be seriously hurt or killed. Wind that strong will sweep people and vehicles off streets, and topple electricity lines.

  3. Carly Fiorina:

    We’re not actually solving problems when we just hurl insults each other’s way, i think we need a leader who will actually honor citizens by reengaging them in the political process and in their government ….

  4. Seyoum Teshome:

    It was a grenade. Someone tried to hurl it to the stage where the prime minister was in, i saw some five people injured following the blast.

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Translations for HURL

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  • mrštitCzech
  • schleudernGerman
  • volver, arrojar, tirar, lanzar, proyectar, devolverSpanish
  • شلیک کردنPersian
  • heittää, paiskata, oksentaaFinnish
  • lancer, débecqueter, projeter, débecterFrench
  • उछालनाHindi
  • slanciare, rimettere, rigurgitare, tirare, lanciare, vomitareItalian
  • 던지다Korean
  • smijtenDutch
  • atirar, vômito, arremessar, vomitarPortuguese
  • бросить, блевать, рыгать, швырнуть, бросать, швырятьRussian
  • šmariťSlovak

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