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. "Hurled or crooked feet." [Obs.]
Fuller.
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Hurl, v. i. 1. To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [R.]
2. To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another).
God shall hurl at him and not spare.
Job xxvii. 22 (Rev. Ver. ).
3. To play the game of hurling. See Hurling.
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Hurl, n. 1. The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling.
Congreve.
2. Tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obs.]
Knolles.
3. Hat Manuf. A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring.
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