hurl

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To throw (something) with force.
2. (transitive) To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
3. (intransitive) To participate in the sport of hurling.
4. (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To twist or turn.
6. (obsolete) To move rapidly with a noise; to whirl.
7. (Scotland, obsolete, transitive) To convey in a wheeled vehicle.

Noun

1. (countable) A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
2. (countable, slang, uncountable) The act of vomiting.
3. (slang, uncountable) Vomit.
4. (countable) The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.
5. (Scotland, Ulster, countable, slang) A conveyance in a wheeled vehicle; a ride in a car, etc.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Tumult; riot; hurly-burly.
7. (countable, obsolete) A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring.

Synonyms

throw

fling

cast

toss

pitch

dash

💨

sling

hurtle

launch

pelt

project

chuck

propel

lob

heave

shoot

slam

dart

🎯

discharge

shy

lunge

smash

strike

throw away

throw up

thrust

catapult

drop

vomit

fall

precipitate

fire

🔥

toss one’s cookies

hit

fling at

upchuck

vom

yak

chuck up

Ralph

send forth

drive the porcelain bus

crack

hurl at

chunder

bang down

drop/let fall with a bang/crash

pray to the porcelain god

puke up

lose one’s lunch

Translations

schleudern

lanciare

débecter

arrojar

scagliare

vomir

erbrechen

vomitar

jeter

arremessar

kotzen

débecqueter

lanzar

gettare

tirare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɜːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hurlen

In summary

Inherited from Middle English hurlen, of onomatopoeic origin; compare hurry, hurtle.