hurl

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 465 words | Copyright

hurl / hərl/ • v. [tr.] throw (an object) with great force: rioters hurled a brick through the windshield of a car. ∎ push or impel (someone) violently: I seized Nathan and hurled him into the lobby | fig. he hurled himself into the job with enthusiasm. ∎ utter (abuse) vehemently: they were hurling insults over a back fence. ∎ [intr.] inf. vomit: it made me want to hurl.

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