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English verb: hurtle | |||
| 1. | hurtle (motion) move with or as if with a rushing sound | ||
| Samples | The cars hurtled by. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 2. | hurtle (motion) make a thrusting forward movement | ||
| Synonyms | hurl, lunge, thrust | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dart, riposte | ||
| 3. | hurtle (contact) throw forcefully | ||
| Examples | They hurtle the object in the water | ||
| Synonyms | cast, hurl | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bowl, catapult, crash, dash, precipitate, sling | ||
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