Hurl
Hurl , transitive verb
[Old English hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted from Old English hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to English whirl. r16. 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.
2.
To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. — Spenser
3.
To twist or turn. [Obsolete]
Hurled or crooked feet.
Hurl , intransitive verb
1.
To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [Rare]
2.
To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another).
God shall hurl at him and not spare.
3.
To play the game of hurling. See Hurling.
Hurl , noun
1.
The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. — Congreve
2.
Tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obsolete] — Knolles
3.
(Hat Manufacturing) A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring.