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hurl



Pronunciation: (hûrl), [key]
—v.t.
1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
2. to throw or cast down.
3. to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire.

—v.i.
1. to throw a missile.
2. Baseball.to pitch a ball.

—n.
a forcible or violent throw; fling.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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