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hurl
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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hurl
/ hərl/
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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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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Hurling: Alan not hung up on Double.. but his phone is off the hook; ALL-IRELAND HURLING FINAL: TIPPERARY v GALWAY AT CROKE PARK.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 9/5/2001; 700+ words
; ...Cork dual star Teddy McCarthy won the hurling and football championships in 1990, and...Sean Og O hAilpin in '99 who won the hurling but lost the football decider. Kerins...begins in Sunday's Guinness All-Ireland hurling final against Tipperary, he is determined...
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HURLING: TRIBE BOOT OUT KERINS; Lane gets tough with dual star Alan.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...was sensationally booted off the Galway hurling panel yesterday but warned manager Noel...strong county Galway's football and hurling boards are very much independent of each...been left in limbo. The Galway senior hurling team management issued a statement informing...
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HURLING: DUBS PUMP pounds 5M INTO HURLING; Big changes planned for capital.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/20/2001; 700+ words
; Byline: Jackie CAHILL DUBLIN hurling chiefs have outlined their vision for...ranging changes. A full-time director of hurling is to be appointed and an academy of excellence...Dublin board seeks to raise the profile of hurling in the county. The newly-appointed...
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Hurling: SABOTAGE; EXCLUSIVE Ryan: John Brennan is one of my best hurlers ..I won't let Paidi O Se stop him playing for us.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/23/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: JACKIE CAHILL WESTMEATH hurling manager Tom Ryan has lashed out at county...deprived of one of his key players for hurling duty. Ryan claims that O Se and his selector...hurlers this year. Brennan, from county hurling champs Castletown, is available to both...
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HURLING: ALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE: THE BIG MEATH DEBATE: THE ROYAL STAND-OFF; Duignan stands firm on dual issue.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...Sports Writer MICHAEL Duignan believes the game of hurling across the country can be strengthened in weaker...crux to the ongoing dispute with the county's hurling clubs, senior hurling team manager Duignan admitted Meath could be viewed...
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 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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Hurling: Ireland's ancient sport still wows the fans
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 8/10/2005; 700+ words
; ...Sports News (Australia) 08-10-2005 Hurling: Ireland's ancient sport still wows...descended on Dublin to watch the national hurling quarter-finals. When the final takes...football to watch, tougher to play," said hurling fan Sarah Cronin, a guide at the Gaelic...
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 "Tyrone Times (Dungannon, Northern Ireland)")
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Tyrone hurling initiative launched.
Newspaper article from: Tyrone Times (Dungannon, Northern Ireland); 8/7/2007; 700+ words
; Tyrone hurling has received a massive boost with the...will see other counties following suit. Hurling Development Officer Michael McCullough...another - Tyrone strong at football, while hurling is struggling, and Waterford's football...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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PLAYERS GIVE HURLING A WHIRL.(City/Region)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 12/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...addicted," he said. The sport is called hurling, and it's something of a hybrid among...heritage, Schaefer didn't get into hurling until this summer, when his daughter took a trip to Ireland. "Hurling is the only sport she saw on TV...
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 "Kilkenny People (Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland)")
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Shefflin urges Cats to embrace novel hurling game.
Newspaper article from: Kilkenny People (Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland); 7/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...who wants to take part in a new novel hurling game to be played in Kilkenny city for three nights this week, Guinness is bringing hurling off the pitch and into specially built...the Castle park with a new 3-a-side hurling game, Guinness Hurling Cubed on Thursday...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Cheap talk still killing hurling.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...goodwill that followed the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals a week ago came the cold...manifestation of the chronic nature of hurling. It further underlines the almost insurmountable...competition, and that it services the good of hurling better than anything that went before...
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hurling
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
hurling has a long history in Ireland. Brehon...Observance Act of 1695. During the 18th century hurling remained popular. In 1755 the lord lieutenant...pockets when, in 1870, the first laws of hurling were drawn up by the Dublin University...
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pelt
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x2022; v. [ tr. ] attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them: two little boys pelted him with rotten apples...pelted across the road. • n. archaic an act of hurling something at someone. pelt 2 • n. the skin of an...
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hurly-burly
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
hurly-burly XVI. Preceded by † hurling and burling , a jingling collocation based on † hurling (XIV), † hurl (XV) strife, commotion (f. prec.).
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sport
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...Ireland since early times. For example, it is known that hurling in some form was being played 2,000 years ago. Legislation...population caused by the Famine . Traditional sports, such as hurling and local forms of football, almost totally fell into abeyance...
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Ray, Connie 1956–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...produced at Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1990, 1998. Also wrote Betsy Loves Snapbeans; Vanilla Triplets, Williamstown Theatre Festival; Catfish Loves Anna, Manhattan Class Company; Hurling through Space, Manhattan Class Company.
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