1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Hurl \Hurl\, verb (used with an object) [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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