hurl


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Synonyms for hurl

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for hurl

to send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm

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Synonyms for hurl

a violent throw

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throw forcefully

make a thrusting forward movement

utter with force

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Leaping to his feet he ran for the window; but the ape-man was too quick for him and before he could leap through the sash a heavy hand fell upon his shoulder and he was jerked back and hurled across the room to the opposite wall.
This narrative contains some startling assertions: that the Mongol army hurled plague-infected cadavers into the besieged Crimean city of Caffa, thereby transmitting the disease to the inhabitants; and that fleeing survivors of the siege spread plague from Caffa to the Mediterranean Basin.
his workers devised the catapult (from Greek words meaning "to hurl down").
Jalna (Maharashtra), Oct.15 (ANI): As part of a ritual in a temple in Maharashtra's Jalna town, children were hurled from a height of 40 feet in the belief that it would enhance the kids' physical health and stamina.
A Galway source said: "It was a pretty low thing to do to steal a lad's hurl before an All-Ireland final but Ollie will get over it."
22 ( ANI ): Bharatiya Janata Party state President Tamilisai Soundararajan has accused DMK president MK Stalin for creating tensed atmosphere in Tamil Nadu after a bomb was hurled at the car of BJP district secretary in the state.
An unidentified man hurled a shoe at Rahul Gandhi earlier today in an attempt to derail his election campaign in poll-bound Uttarakhand.
THE BELOVED sport of hurling could be hurled out of the US - because Americans can't find enough Irish people to play on their teams.
Amir Hamza, a resident of Pir Wadhai, lodged a complaint with the local police that unknown person called him on phone and hurled life threats while abusing.
Sabia, a resident of Westridge, lodged a complaint with the local police that Khan and Israr hurled life threats to her on phone over a petty issue.