HURL


Meaning of HURL in English

/ hɜːl; NAmE hɜːrl/ verb

1.

[ vn + adv. / prep. ] to throw sth/sb violently in a particular direction :

He hurled a brick through the window.

➡ note at throw

2.

[ vn ] hurl abuse, accusations, insults, etc. (at sb) to shout insults, etc. at sb :

Rival fans hurled abuse at each other.

3.

[ v ] ( NAmE , slang ) to vomit

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : probably imitative, but corresponding in form and partly in sense with Low German hurreln .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.