When he heard the bomb whistling down, Jim hurled himself down on the floor with his hands over his head. — Когда Джим услышал свист падающей бомбы, он бросился на пол и закрыл голову руками.
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
hurl — Nou, kūpahu, kā. Also: walakīkē; ō ō, pahu (as a spear); kā alā (as stones with a sling); ♦ hurl down, kiola ino. See throw … English-Hawaiian dictionary
hurl — [hə:l US hə:rl] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably copying the action] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, especially because you are angry ▪ Demonstrators were hurling bricks through the windows. ▪ He… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hurl´er — hurl «hurl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw with much force; cast; fling: »The man hurled his spear at one bear, and the dogs hurled themselves at the other. 2. Figurative. to throw forth (words, cries, or shouts) v … Useful english dictionary
hurl — [hʉrl] vt. [ME hurlen, prob. of ON echoic orig. as in Dan hurle, to whir, Norw hurla, to buzz] 1. to throw or fling with force or violence 2. to cast down; overthrow 3. to utter vehemently [to hurl insults ] ☆ 4. Baseball Informal to pitch vi … English World dictionary
hurl headlong — index precipitate (throw down violently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Hurl! — infobox television show name = Hurl! format = Live action, variety, game show, television series runtime = 30 minutes per episode (inc. advertisements) rating = TV 14 creator = executive producer = Tom Crehan, Dale Roy Robinson starring = Tom… … Wikipedia
hurl — 01. The young boy [hurled] his eraser across the room and hit his friend in the head. 02. The old woman [hurled] abuse at the teenagers who had run though her garden stealing strawberries. 03. The monster began picking up cars and [hurling] them… … Grammatical examples in English
hurl — [[t]hɜrl[/t]] v.t. 1) to throw or fling with great force or vigor; cast 2) to throw or cast down 3) to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire[/ex] 4) to throw a missile 5) a forcible or violent throw; fling • Etymology: 1175–1225;… … From formal English to slang
hurl — verb (hurled; hurling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. rush, hurtle 2. pitch 5a, b 3. vomit transitive verb 1. to send or thrust with great vigo … New Collegiate Dictionary
hurl — hurler, n. /herrl/, v.t. 1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor. 2. to throw or cast down. 3. to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire. v.i. 4. to throw a missile. 5. Baseball. to pitch a ball. n. 6. a forcible or violent… … Universalium
hurl a brickbat — Synonyms and related words: affront, call names, dishonor, disoblige, dump on, fleer at, flout, gibe at, give offense to, humiliate, insult, jeer at, jibe at, mock, offend, outrage, put down, scoff at, taunt, treat with indignity … Moby Thesaurus
