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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