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WIKTIONARY
hurl
Verb
  • To throw (something) with force. transitive
  • To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target. transitive
  • To participate in the sport of hurling. intransitive
  • To vomit. intransitive, slang
  • To twist or turn. obsolete
Noun
  • A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
  • The act of vomiting.
  • The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley. hurling
  • (car) ride Ulster
  • tumult; riot; hurly-burly obsolete
  • A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring. obsolete