to throw something with great force
The quarterback hurled the football downfield.
She hurled the book across the room in anger.
✦ From Middle English hurlen (“to rush, move rapidly”), probably of imitative origin or a blend of hurtlen (“to collide, crash into”) and whirl.
to vomit forcefully
He hurled after eating the bad seafood.
She hurled on the roadside during the car trip.
