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Sth/Sb Hurled Insults Hurl Bre /Hɜːl/Name /Hɜːrl Verb 1 [Transitive] ~ Adv./Prep. To

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BrE /hɜːl/NAmE /hɜːrl/

verb


1 [transitive] ~ sth/sb + adv./prep. to throw sth/sb violently in a particular directionHe hurled a brick through the window.

2 [transitive] ~ abuse, accusations, insults, etc. (at sb) to shout insults, etc. at sb Rival fans hurled abuse at each other.

3 [intransitive] (NAmE, slang) to vomit

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