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hurl

/hɝl/ noun C2
  1. A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling. (countable) · He managed a hurl of 50.3 metres.
  2. The act of vomiting. (countable, slang, uncountable) · Open the window! I've gotta take a hurl.
  3. Vomit. (slang, uncountable)
  4. The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley. (countable)

Plural hurls

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Dantès redoubled his efforts; he seemed like one of the ancient Titans, who uprooted the mountains to hurl against the father of the gods.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 257 · C1
I was in time to see the beast spring upon its victim, hurl him to the ground, and worry at his throat.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 193 · C1

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