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Definition of: hurl
(hûrl) v.t.
1. To throw with violence; fling.
2. To throw down; overthrow.
3. To utter with vehemence.
—v.i.
4. Rare To throw a missile.
5. In baseball, to pitch. See synonyms under SEND.
—noun The act of throwing with violence; a cast. [ME hurlen,? <Scand. Cf. Dan. hurle whirr, Norw. hurla buzz.]
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