hurl

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And although they didn't make me hurl, his follow-ups "Elevator" and "In the Ayer" weren't un-terrible enough to overcome the apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur.

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  1. transitive verb To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw.
  2. transitive verb To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.
  3. transitive verb To throw down; overthrow.
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  • I still felt like I might hurl, and I thought about how awful that would be in midair. —  Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
  • There aren't many shows that can, in the span of fifteen minutes, consistently make you want to laugh, hurl, and stare blankly at the screen in equal measure. —  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog
  • And although they didn't make me hurl, his follow-ups "Elevator" and "In the Ayer" weren't un-terrible enough to overcome the apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur. —  Damn Hell Ass Kings
  • What they find on that call is enough to send season veterans of the force outside to hurl, and Dexter is caught between a bit of envy and worry at the killer's handiwork. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • As much as GW makes me hurl, the guy had some level headed ideas. —  Hot Air » Top Picks
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hurl:   hurled ·  hurling ·  hurls
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Etymologies (6)

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  1. Middle English hurlen.

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  1. from Middle English hurlen, rarely horlen, hourlen, a contr. form of, and used interchangeably with, hurtlen, dash against, strike forcibly, jostle, hurtle, intransitive fall or rush violently: see hurtle. Cf. hurl.
  2. from hurl, v.
  3. A variant of whirl, prob. due to confusion with hurl, throw: see hurl and whirl. Cf. comp. hurlbat, hurlblast, etc.
  4. from Middle English hurle, a whirlpool; from hurl, v.
  5. English dial., contr. of hurdle: cf. furl, contr. of furdle.
 

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