Meaning & use
hurl
To throw something with great force or violence.
See it in a sentence
He hurled the rock as far as he could across the river.
Furious about the call, the coach hurled his clipboard onto the ground.
A note on using this word
Hurl implies more force and often more anger or effort than the neutral verb 'throw.'
Words with a similar meaning
throwflingtoss
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. verb
Informal: to vomit.
He felt so seasick on the ferry that he had to hurl over the railing.
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