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hurl

hurl

3 3.9
A strong sudden throw of something
  • noun
  • /hɜrl/
translation icon : lanzamiento
  • He made a forceful hurl in the game, sending the ball soaring through the air.

Examples

  • Non-American sports like soccer, cricket, hurling, Gaelic football, and gymnastics preserved and reinforced ethnic cultural solidarity.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The athlete's hurl of the discus won him the competition.

  • - Did you know you could bet on Irish hurling?

    Bandits (2001)

  • - The thing about Irish hurling is that it's like football with sticks.

    Bandits (2001)

  • The boys played a game called hurling, with sticks carved of ash wood, a ball, and a goal.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • After a vigorous hurl, the object landed far beyond the marked line.

Synonyms

fling
vshurl
9 3.2

An act of throwing something with force

is more violent and aims to cause harm rather than just force
slinging
vshurl
6 6.1

Throwing something with a wide, swinging arm movement

is more about blunt violent force than sweeping technique
cast
vshurl
2 3.5

A strong throw of something

is usually harsher, implying violence rather than merely vigor
arm throw
vshurl
1 2.8

A throw that uses the arm, often in sport

centres on violent or forceful action beyond normal sporting motion

How Forceful

launch
589 4.0
hurl
3 3.9
fling
9 3.2
to elance
9.9
to throw
∞ 1.0
to toss
348 1.0

Surface Forms

hurl singular
hurls plural

Etymology

Hurl as a noun names a violent 'throw' and comes from the same verb. It simply labels the strong action of sending something flying, which is why a 'hurl' means a forceful toss.