hurler

hurl

H0163400 (hûrl)v. hurled, hurl·ing, hurls v.tr.1. To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw.2. To cause to move with great force or violence: The bus's sudden stop hurled the passengers to the floor.3. To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.4. To utter vehemently: hurled insults at the speaker.5. Slang To vomit (the contents of the stomach).v.intr.1. To move with great speed, force, or violence; hurtle.2. To throw something with force.3. Slang To vomit.4. Baseball To pitch the ball.

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[Middle English hurlen.]

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hurl n.hurl′er n.

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hurler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"pitcher, twirlerbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"softball game, softball - a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softerballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseballleft hander, left-handed pitcher, lefthander, left-hander, southpaw, lefty - a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left handright-handed pitcher, right-hander - (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right handrelief pitcher, reliever, fireman - a pitcher who does not start the gamescrewballer - (baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballsstarting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball gamethrower - someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)